Moon Over Buffalo

The Middlebury Community Players presented Ken Ludwig’s hilarious play, Moon Over Buffalo, which ran from February 19-22 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Set in Buffalo, New York, in 1953, the play centers on George and Charlotte Hay, two fading stars of the 1950s stage who are performing Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory theater to a dwindling audience. On the brink of a disastrous split, they receive word that Hollywood director Frank Capra is coming to their matinee that very day, offering one last shot at stardom.

What follows is a perfect storm of theatrical chaos: a paternity announcement, a visit from their daughter’s weatherman-fiancé, a deaf mother-in-law’s confusion over Irish coffee, and a series of mistaken identities, dropped lines, and rapid-fire costume changes that run wildly off the rails.

Cast: The production starred Carl Engvall as the over-the-top George Hay, Suzanna Miller as his fiery wife Charlotte, Lilia Cohen as Eileen, Bettina Matthias as Ethel, Raphael Desautels as Howard, Leigh Guptill as Richard, Benjamin Houchen as Paul, and Olivia Olson as Rosalind.

Production Team: Producer—Susan Wilson, Set Designer—Buzz Kuhns, Properties—Lindsay Repka, Costume Designer—Connie Carroll, Production Advisor—Dora Greven, Set—Tom Noble.