SLEEP TIL NOON

A play based on the novel by Max Shulman
Adapted by Douglas W. High and Glenn Havlan
Directed by Glenn Havlan

Adapted by Douglas W. High and Glenn Havlan, Sleep Till Noon is a snappy satire/comedy about Harry Riddle, a poor, simple young man who lucks into a marriage to wealth. The target of Shulman's withering satire is the burgeoning suburbia of the post-World War II America, the ruthless nature of business and the natural business of marriage. Characteristically, Shulman treats his serious subjects with a light, innocent humor that occasionally shows a flash of his sharp, critical wit. Shulman's dialogue is his strength as a writer. In Sleep Till Noon he provides crisp, funny lines that transfer nicely from the page to the stage.

Max Shulman also wrote the Broadway show The Tender Trap, the novel Rally Round the Flag, Boys (later a film starring Paul Newman) and the laugh-out-loud Doby Gillis stories. As always, Mr Shulman provides sharp, funny dialogue for his characters that translates well from the page to the stage.

Prepared for the stage by Douglas W. High and Glenn Havlan, SFFCT's production of Sleep Till Noon features a cast of fifteen actors. Eleven of the performers form an ensemble group and play three or four roles each.

9 performances at the Randall Museum Theatre
JUNE 2005