Risqué Play Premieres at Rockland County Theatre

Doesn’t everyone want to be “Drop Dead Perfect?”

Idris Seabright, the main character in Erasmus Fenn’s risqué new play, does and will take you on a wild ride as her life spirals out of her control in its pursuit when "Drop Dead Perfect" premieres in Rockland this August.

The production is playing Friday, Aug. 9 through Sept. 1 at the Penguin Rep Theatre, 7 Crickettown Rd. in Stony Point. Tickets are $39 each at the 108-set theatre converted from a 1880s hay barn. Parking at the theatre is free.

The play, described as “a madcap romp that celebrates and satirizes movie melodramas, with a nod to both Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Burnett,” by the show’s director Joe Brancato—“Drop Dead Perfect, which includes nudity and adult language and situations, is recommended for grown-ups only.

Tickets include free admission to events like an opening reception with cake and coffee with the cast and creative team after the 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Aug. 11. You can join the cast and crew for refreshments after the show on Friday, Aug. 16 or attend the pre-show tasting with samples from local chefs and restaurants before the 4 p.m. showing on Saturday, Aug. 17.

The comedy follows Seabright, a rich middle-aged woman whose ward Vivien wants to leave their Key West estate to pursue art in Greenwich Village.

“The sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger bearing an uncanny resemblance to her long-lost love is the last straw”, said Brancato, who is Penguin Rep’s founder and artistic director. “Idris becomes unhinged, with her world descending into over-the-top comic mayhem”.

On top of that, Seabright’s lawyer starts getting a little too involved in her investments. The cast includes Drama Desk Award winner and lRidiculous Theatrical Company veteran Everett Quinton, Jason Cruz, Matt Dengler and Michael Keyloun.

“Fasten your seatbelts for an outlandishly funny ride”, said Penguin Rep’s Executive Director Andrew M. Horn, in a press release.

 Visit www.penguinrep.org for more information and show times or call (845) 786-2873.