The Cottage is a wicked Noel Cowardesque farce about marriage, infidelity, sibling rivalry, feminism, love of tea, love in general, and murder, maybe. Written to be done with the six funniest actors you know according to the playwright, it recently had a Broadway run directed by Jason Alexander. The play is a romantic and (not quite) murderous comedy of manners. The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising, hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous, potentially murderous, uncharacteristically feminist 1923 British tale of sex, betrayal and love. Sylvia and Beau find themselves in an English countryside cottage for their yearly rendezvous, and Sylvia knows this time it will be the beginning of their new life together. But when Beau demurs on a shared future, and their spouses arrive at the cottage, she realizes that this home-away-from-home is a refuge for determining a new path forward and decides to expose her love affair to her husband and her lover’s wife. With a tip of the hat to Noël Coward and sex comedies of the past, The Cottage offers a perfect showcase for six actors with endless laughs, hilarious twists, daring physical comedy and a happy ending for lovers everywhere. The true meaning of fate, identity and marriage are called into question as a surprising, hilarious web of secrets unravels in this ridiculous, potentially murderous, uncharacteristically feminist 1923 British tale of sex, betrayal and love.

Auditions June 28 and 29

CAST

• Sylvia: A lovely and rash romantic who is feminine yet strong-willed. Fed up with hopeful but frustrated pursuits, she decides to boldly shake up her life by exposing her affair to her lover’s wife. 
• Beau: Perhaps the best-looking man in Britain and Sylvia’s lover. He is logical to the point of pessimism and quite content maintaining the status quo of their yearly one-night affair. 
• Marjorie: Beau’s unflappable wife. She is eight months pregnant, pragmatic, and a “tad spicy”. 
• Richard: Sylvia’s husband. He is described as a gentle yet murderous soul who embodies a blend of hypocrisy and stuffiness. 
• Clarke: A distinguished gentleman with a kindhearted “lover’s spirit”. 
• Dierdre: Marjorie’s sister. An awfully pretty, sometimes wise nincompoop who adds sweet, gullible, and occasionally surprisingly profound observations to the chaos.