Moon Over Buffalo at Coronado Playhouse

MOON OVER BUFFALOBy Ken LudwigThe hilarious farce.March 20 April 19, 2020Directed by Samuel YoungIn the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, theyre playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by Georges dalliance with a young ingnue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughters clueless fianc and hilarious uncertainty about which play theyre actually performing, caused by Charlottes deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in Georges body.With a plethora of pratfalls, slamming doors aplenty, and backstage shenanigans, Ken Ludwigs Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced, hilarious screwball comedy in the old tradition, a throwback farce, a valentine to the stage, and the larger-than-life personalities that inhabit the world of the theatre.Tickets: Thurs. $22, Fri. $27, Sat. $28, Sun. $25. Active Military, Student & Senior Discounts.

Authors

• Ken Ludwig