PORT ST. LUCIE — You are invited to an anniversary party at Treasure Coast Theatre.
“Rumors,” a hilarious farce by Niel Simon, opens Nov. 6 at the intimate theater.
The two-act dark comedy is centered around a 10th wedding anniversary party for New York’s Deputy Mayor.
The play opens as the party is about to begin. However, the deputy mayor lies bleeding in his bedroom from a gunshot, and his wife is nowhere in sight. The first power couple to arrive scramble to get the story straight before the other guests arrive.
Fearing a massive political and social scandal, subsequent arriving couples also get roped into an escalating cover-up.
As confusion and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into a no-holds-barred farce.
The cast features local actors Chris Damone; Katherine Vasiliou; Kiersten Peterson; Austin Parriott; Angela Anderson Knittel; Gary York; Saul Bronstein; Rosemary Knight; Zach Hoge; and Barbara Goycochea.
Described as light, frothy fun by the New York Post, “Rumors” runs weekends, Nov. 6-22. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, plus one special Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. on Nov. 14.
Individual tickets are $30 plus fees, with discounts for students and groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (772) 418-2439 or online at treasurecoasttheatre.com.