by Emily Edelman Peter Shaffer’s farce “Black Comedy,” onstage at the Ghent Playhouse, centers around an aspiring sculptor intent on impressing an art buyer who has arranged a visit to his apartment to view his work. Just before the buyer’s arrival, however, an electrical fuse blows causing a blackout. In this…
Sunday’s matinee of “Black Comedy” at the Ghent Playhouse has been cancelled due to the predicted snowstorm. A matinee has been added to Saturday at 2pm, there will also be the 7:30pm performance. Available Performance Dates: Friday, January 23 at 7:30 PM Saturday, January 24 at 7:30 PM Friday, January…
The Ghent Playhouse is delighted to kick off the new year with Peter Shaffer’s uproarious farce Black Comedy, directed by Ed Dignum (director of last season’s hit Lend Me a Tenor). Performances run for two consecutive weekends, January 23–25 and January 30–February 1. Set in London during the height of…
BLACK COMEDYWritten by Peter ShafferDirected by Ed Dignum TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025 Sign-up 6:30 p.m. // Start time 7:00 p.m. At The Ghent Playhouse6 Town Hall PlaceGhent, NY 12075 The Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for Peter Shaffer’s hilarious play, BLACK COMEDY, to be directed by Ed Dignum.…
GHENT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTING SEASON 51 THESE ARE DEFINITELY THE SHOWS EXACT DATES FOR SOME ARE STILL IN THE WORKS AS ALWAYS Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm and dress rehearsals the evening before opening night THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse directed by Brian Wagner October 17 through…
by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 What do you get when you put a young British sculptor, his ditsy blonde fiancée, his sultry brunette mistress, the blonde’s spit-and-polish military father, two neighbors – a flamboyantly gay antiques dealer and a tee totaling spinster – a deaf multi-millionaire art dealer, and…
