Arts & Entertainment

Ridge Drama Club's Comedy 'Noises Off' Hits The Stage Friday, Saturday

Students of the award-winning Ridge Drama Club have been working head over heels for what is sure to be the most hilarious show around!

Performances will be staged at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Ridge Performing Arts Center, 268 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge.
Performances will be staged at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Ridge Performing Arts Center, 268 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge. (Tiffany Shin)

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The students of the award-winning Ridge Drama Club have been working head over heels preparing for what is sure to be the most hilarious show around!

"Noises Off," Michael Frayn’s iconic backstage farce, is hailed as one of the funniest comedies ever written.

The play follows a traveling troupe of mediocre actors who are struggling to put on a show and facing disaster. Just when you think that things couldn’t get more ridiculous… they do!

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The actors have been working nonstop to perfect what could only be described as comedic poetry in motion. The tech and stage crews have worked tirelessly to quite literally build a house right on our PAC stage and the costume crew is making sure everyone keeps their pants up!

Performances will be staged at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Ridge Performing Arts Center, 268 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge.

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Tickets can be purchased at Ridgepac.bernardsboe.com.

The Cast includes:

  • Tyler Zumbach as Lloyd Dallas
  • Faye Fletcher as Dotty Otley
  • Alex Prejean as Garry Lejeune
  • Jaidyn Riley as Brooke Ashton
  • Yotam Shacham as Frederick Fellowes
  • Kiera Kelleher as Belinda Blair
  • Josh Gordon as Selsdon Mowbray
  • Kacy King as Poppy Norton-Taylor
  • Ethan Conklin as Tim Allgood

— Submitted by Tiffany Shin

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