Laugh Out Loud

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe opens its 2026–27 season with *Laugh Out Loud*, a program of three modern one-act comedies. The collection ranges from a satirical search for the perfect partner to a family dispute that turns into a courtroom-style showdown and a classic farce filled with escalating mishaps.

In *Base Model Man*, directed by Alexis Armstrong, a woman visits a dealership to shop for an ideal man, complete with optional upgrades such as a willingness to share housework and the ability to listen. *Who Ate the Cheetos?*, directed by Billy Lewand, is an eight-minute comedy in which a seemingly simple family mystery becomes an intense confrontation reminiscent of *A Few Good Men*. Peter Shaffer’s *Black Comedy*, directed by Mark Efinger, follows a young artist and his fiancée as they secretly furnish their apartment with a neighbor’s costly antiques. When the electricity goes out just as a suspicious neighbor, nervous spinster, talkative electrician, an old girlfriend, and the fiancée’s intimidating military father arrive, the situation spirals into comic chaos.

When: November 5th–8th and 12th–15th

Showtimes: Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

Lineup: *Base Model Man* by Kevin Perrin, *Who Ate the Cheetos?* by Kevin Perrin, and *Black Comedy* by Peter Shaffer

Directors: Alexis Armstrong (*Base Model Man*), Billy Lewand (*Who Ate the Cheetos?*), and Mark Efinger (*Black Comedy*)

Run time: *Who Ate the Cheetos?* runs approximately eight minutes. The page does not provide a total running time for the program.

Tickets: Price not available. Tickets may be purchased online or through the box office at 978-281-4433.

Venue: The Natti-Willsky Performance Center, home of Gloucester Stage Company

Address: 267 East Main Street, Gloucester

Presented by: Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe, a nonprofit community theater group founded in 2008 that presents Shakespeare and other notable playwrights to Cape Ann audiences.