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Show of Farce!

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  6w, 3m

Comedy chaos explodes in Show of Farce!, and it rocks the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks with pure hilarity!

Show of Farce!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Comedy chaos explodes in Show of Farce!, and it rocks the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks with pure hilarity! The owner, D. Gene Wilburn, is desperate to win an award to save his business, but can’t determine which of his comically stressed-out guests is the anonymous judge to impress. His feisty sister, Maxie, is determined to reach her police retirement in two days without killing her brother in frustration. His overwhelmed son, Ty, and wife, Jenna, are frantic for their weeks-overdue baby to arrive, and his whacked-out cousin, Melba, is stirring up trouble with his secretive neighbor, who’s evidently hidden a load of dynamite somewhere inside the lodge. Add in his wife’s ill-timed juice cleanse, a missing diamond and a giant white rabbit and what could possibly go wrong over a hot summer weekend in rural Arkansas?

This Southern-fried laugh riot - a stand-alone play in its own right - is the final entry in the trilogy of lunacy that includes Farce of Nature and Farce of Habit. The fall-down funny absurdity of this Jones Hope Wooten comedy is definitely a farce to be reckoned with!

History

Show of Farce! received its world premiere by The Vagabond Players on the Iris Theatre stage in Terrell, Texas on 27 March 2026. 

WANELLE WILBURN
QUENTIN PICKERING
D. GENE WILBURN
MAXIE SUGGS
TY WILBURN
JENNA WILBURN
MELBA WILBURN
FREDRICKA HANSON
LUCINDA GALLOWAY

Under no circumstances should any female role in this comedy be played by a male or any male role be played by a female.

Under no circumstances should any female role in this comedy be played by a male or any male role be played by a female.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Jones Hope Wooten

Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as Jones Hope Wooten, enjoy the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely-produced playwrights in the United States. They specialize in writing laugh-out-loud comedies and creating vivid strong ro ...

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