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PRESENT LAUGHTER at ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS

Dates: 7/24/2026 - 8/15/2026

ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS
28 ORINDA WAY
Orinda, CA 94563

Tickets: $20-$25


The Orinda Starlight Village Players present

Noel Cowards

Present Laughter

Directed by Patrick Atkinson

Starring Matt Cardigan-Smith with Amy Stringer, Shiv Harris and Kesley Bye

Set in 1941, Present Laughter revolves around a famous theatre actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to go to Africa on a theatre tour. However his life is thrown in to midlife crisis as he attempts to juggle his household staff, business partners, personal secretary, his estranged wife, a lovestruck debutante, an obsessed playwright and an affair that could ruin everything that he has worked for. Full of rich characters, quick wit and theatrical antics Present Laughter is a perfect midsummer comedy.

Cast and Creative Team for PRESENT LAUGHTER at ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS

Cast

Matt Cardigan- Smith
Garry Essendine
Amy Stringer
Liz Essendine
Shiv Harris
Monica Reed
Kelsey Bye
Joanna Lyppiatt
Ella Frances Vatvani
Daphne Stillington
Max O Chang
Roland Maule
Will Spongberg
Morris Dixon
Kenneth Matis
Henry Lyppiatt
Marc Berman
Fred
Yvette Niccolls
Miss Erikson
Mimi Hamilton
Lady Saltburn
Ken Sollazzo
Henry Lyppiatt Alternate

Creative Team

Patrick Atkinson
Director
Alice Lee
Assistant Director
Monica Bonnington
Assistant Director
Clara Decker
Crew
Amanda Beaton
Stage Manager
Matt Cardigan-Smith
Set Design
Matt Cardigan-Smith
Costume Design
Matt Cardigan-Smith
Wig, Hair and Make up Design
Wayne Goodman
Sound Design

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ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS

28 ORINDA WAY
Orinda, CA 94563

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