Don't Talk to the Actors

Don't Talk to the Actors by Tom Dudzick

(18)
Productions (80)
Comedy
|
105 - 120 minutes
3 W, 3 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language
Set: A run-down bare bones rehearsal hall.

The best laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadway-bound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want. Fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancee are a couple of Buffalo greenhorns suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theater scene when Jerry's play is optioned for the big money, ego-driven world of Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the crazy characters and dilemmas they encounter are the things theatrical nightmares are made of.

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The best laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadway-bound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want. Fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancee are a couple of Buffalo greenhorns suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theater scene when Jerry's play is optioned for the big money, ego-driven world of Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the crazy characters and dilemmas they encounter are the things theatrical nightmares are made of.

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  • Comedy
  • |
  • 105 - 120 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language
  • Set: A run-down bare bones rehearsal hall.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-119-5

Published Reviews

"Drop-dead, scream-out-loud, tear-wrenchingly funny."

The Buffalo News

"Backstage comedies usually document the self-destruction of a show during a performance. Dudzick's play itself is so tightly constructed, fitting six well-developed characters together so precisely that it's hard to imagine this show falling apart. While Don't Talk to the Actors is well-stocked with funny lines and frantic moments, it's not the sort of comedy that lurches from joke to joke across the gaps where characters ought to be. The people on this stage are worth caring about, as written and as played."

James Reel, Tucson Weekly

"This thoroughly entertaining and hilarious play is good old fashioned story-telling."

David Barr, The Cypress Chronicle

"...tickles the funnybone while plucking the heart strings."

Tom Titus, Laguna Coastline Pilot

Production History

APR 04, 2025 - APR 19, 2025
Acme Theater
Weston, MA United States
Acme TheaterWeston, MA United States
SEP 22, 2024 - SEP 22, 2024
Theatre Guild of Simsbury
Simsbury, CT United States
Theatre Guild of SimsburySimsbury, CT United States
MAY 02, 2024 - MAY 04, 2024
Lake Creek High School Theatre
Montgomery, TX United States
Lake Creek High School TheatreMontgomery, TX United States
APR 05, 2024 - APR 07, 2024
LTU Society of Dramatic Arts
Southfield, MI United States
LTU Society of Dramatic ArtsSouthfield, MI United States
MAR 31, 2023 - APR 16, 2023
Lend Me A Theater
Concord, NH United States
Lend Me A TheaterConcord, NH United States
NOV 17, 2022 - NOV 19, 2022
Parsippany High School
Parsippany, NJ United States
Parsippany High SchoolParsippany, NJ United States
OCT 21, 2022 - OCT 30, 2022
Sun City Players Community Theater
Sun City, AZ United States
Sun City Players Community TheaterSun City, AZ United States
JUN 22, 2022 - JUN 24, 2022
SEND Community Theater
Barney, ND United States
SEND Community TheaterBarney, ND United States
JUN 11, 2022 - JUN 18, 2022
Lend Me A Theater
Derry, NH United States
Lend Me A TheaterDerry, NH United States
MAR 18, 2022 - APR 03, 2022
Playmasters Theatre-Workshop
RICHBORO, PA United States
Playmasters Theatre-WorkshopRICHBORO, PA United States
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No upcoming productions.
SEP 09, 2016 - OCT 02, 2016
The Kavinoky Theater
Buffalo, NY United States
The Kavinoky TheaterBuffalo, NY United States
JUN 24, 2016 - JUL 03, 2016
The Theater Barn
New Lebanon, NY United States
The Theater BarnNew Lebanon, NY United States
JUN 16, 2016 - JUL 16, 2016
Circle Theatre
Fort Worth, TX United States
Circle TheatreFort Worth, TX United States
DEC 05, 2014 - DEC 21, 2014
Shaker Bridge Theatre
Enfield, NH United States
Shaker Bridge TheatreEnfield, NH United States
AUG 03, 2012 - AUG 26, 2012
Penguin Rep Theatre
Stony Point, NY United States
Penguin Rep TheatreStony Point, NY United States
APR 04, 2012 - APR 29, 2012
Montgomery Theater
Souderton, PA United States
Montgomery TheaterSouderton, PA United States
MAY 01, 2009 - JUN 30, 2009
The Invisible Theatre Company
Tucson, AZ United States
The Invisible Theatre CompanyTucson, AZ United States
SEP 01, 2008 - OCT 31, 2008
Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach, CA United States
Laguna PlayhouseLaguna Beach, CA United States
SEP 01, 2007 - OCT 31, 2007
Studio Arena Theatre
Buffalo, NY United States
Studio Arena TheatreBuffalo, NY United States

Awards (1)

Katherine Cornell Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Visiting Artist, 18th Annual Artvoice Awards in Buffalo

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