Theatre People, or the Angel Next Door

by Paul Slade Smith

Directed by Christopher Williams

An Angel is not always angelic, and a Broadway bound gravy train play might run off the rails in this rollicking comedy by Paul Slade Smith. Theatre People or The Angel Next Door serves up fun and fabulousness in this zany screwball comedy about theatre people being theatrical. “It’s hard to think of more fun you could have at the theatre right now or really more fun anywhere.” (Broadway World) 

Oliver Adams is on the brink of a major success. His novel “The Angel Next Door” is set to be published, and famed Broadway playwrights Charlotte and Arthur Sanders have already adapted his book for what is sure to be a huge stage hit. And who do they have their eye on as the leading lady? Margot Bell, of course, the very person Oliver adores and about whom he has written his novel (though he hasn’t told her yet). When they all converge for a weekend in Newport, Rhode Island, the thin walls of the well-appointed mansion reveal that the angel may not be angelic, and only the power of theatre can save the play, Oliver’s novel, and perhaps most importantly, his heart.