‘Noises Off’ at Ringgold Playhouse

The Ringgold Playhouse offers a bit of a double feature with its next production. “Noises Off,” running the next two weekends, is a show within a show that dissects the mishaps of live theater.

The high-energy comedy, the third of the season, follows the hilarious struggles of a theater company trying to open the fictional farce “Nothing On.” The audience gets a look at the struggles as the cast and crew continuously fight with each other both onstage and off.

“It’s a crazy show with so many laughs. We’ve really had a blast working on it,” says Adam Cook, TRP’s executive director. “It’s been an interesting couple of months working on it. We’ve had a ton of fun, but it’s been a very difficult show to get a handle on. Between the complicated set, the number of props needed and the madness of having nine actors running around in a frenzy, it’s been challenging, but in a good way.”

The play opens with t he f i ctional t heater’s director, Lloyd Dallas, played by Jeff Buchwald, trying to run his team through their final rehearsal before opening night. The story then follows the crew through a horrible matinee performance where audiences will get a chance to see some of the shenanigans that take place backstage.

“Act II of the play is very interesting,” Cook says. “We flip t he set around, and the audience gets to see the behind-thescenes aspect of theater, only this crew is chasing one another around and bickering while still trying to hit their entrances and exits on time.”

The third act of the play sees the company finally break down with a terrible, but hilarious performance, before ultimately tying up all the loose ends.

“There’s not a dull moment in the show,” Cook says. “Even if you’re not a big theatergoer, this show is definitely one that will win you over.”

The cast is rounded out by Kimberly Tyner Jones as Dotty Otley, Daniel Pound as Garry LeJeune, Dan Lyons as Frederick Fellowes, Jennifer Bryant as Brooke Ashton, Monica Woodlief as Belinda Blair, Tosha Kranz as Poppy Norton-Taylor, Zachery Green as Tim Allgood and Ed Huckabee as Selsdon Mowbray.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Ringgold Playhouse actors Jennifer Bryant, left, and Dan Lyons rehearse a scene as characters Brooke Ashton and Frederick Fellowes in a production of “Noises Off.”