About
"Laffing Room Only"
Gloria
Alexander is about to lose the dilapidated hotel, Whispering
Pines for back-taxes. She’d gladly sell the place, but there are
no takers. Enter two state officials, with plans to make the
hotel a base for a sting operation. They give out the word that
the hotel will accept stolen goods, hoping to catch a number of
petty criminals operating in the area. Soon the lobby is
populated by a parade of cheerful weirdoes like ultra-cool Rondo
Muldoon, Irma the bag lady, jewel thieves, a bewildered society
leader and frantic young lovers. They’re all fairly normal
compared to the clever handyman, Putney, who dreams of being a
recluse. One hilarious complication
collides with another up to the climax when each visitor turns
out to have an unsuspected, rib-tickling reason for being at the
hotel.
About the Director
Jack Reynolds
Jack has been a part of Patuxent Playhouse for the past
11 years. He has been involved in one way or another with
almost every production we have done since 1996. Whether
acting, directing, serving on tech crews, set building,
graphic design or sometimes, all of the above, he has been a
valuable asset to us.
Jack was appointed to our Board of Directors in 2000,
and currently serves as our Vice President.
About the Producer
Dave Hoffman
Dave moved to St. Mary’s County in 1996 and is a
Program Manager and Software Engineer for Sabre Systems,
Inc. in Lexington Park, MD. Dave joined the Playhouse in
2002, building sets and props for South Pacific.
Since then, he has designed and built the sets for Steel
Magnolias, Murder Me Always, Rumors,
Husbands & Wives Revisited,
God's Favorite, The Project, and summer
children’s theater camp productions. The set for Laffing
Room Only is also one of Dave's creations.
Dave was appointed to our Board of Directors in 2004,
bringing many years of experience in organizational finance
and project management to the Playhouse.
