Noises Off at JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

(Metairie, Louisiana—March 27, 2024)—The comedy Noises Off is the next Jefferson Performing Arts Society production onstage at Jefferson Performing Arts Center, featuring a cast of nine local performers directed by Harold Heno. Called “the funniest farce ever written”, it will run for five performances only from April 12 through 21 as part of JPAS’s 46th season.

Noises Off (1982) is a Tony-nominated play by British playwright Michael Frayn that is a staple of professional theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. It became a popular movie directed by Peter Bogdanovich in 1992, featuring Michael Caine and Carol Burnett. This play within a play is filled with slapstick antics, including plenty of slamming doors, fallen trousers, and lost sardines. The plot involves a group of British actors rehearsing a show called Nothing On which is far from ready for opening night. Offstage intrigue and drama between the actors add to the show’s fast-paced hilarity, mischief, and mayhem.

FEATURING:

Nancy White as  DOTTY OTLEY

Elizabeth McCoy as BROOKE ASHTON

Mary Lee Jacobs as BELINDA BLAIR

Bailey Gabrish as POPPY NORTON TAYLOR

Benjamin Clement as LLOYD DALLAS

Johnathan Mares as GARRY LEJEUNE

Leon Contavesprie as FREDERICK FELLOWES

David Jacobs as SELSDON MOWBRAY

Miles Hamauei as TIMOTHY ALLGOOD

Purchase tickets by calling 504-885-2000 or visit www.jpas.org. For media interviews and promotional materials, contact JPAS Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Amy Kirk Duvoisin at amy@jpas.org.

Authors

• Michael Frayn

Tony Awards and Nominations for Noises Off