Kristen Studard brings a deadpan expression and an arthritic gait to Grandma Ethel. Hays family - the sight of him bound, gagged and jumping up and down is one of the show s highlights. The rest of the cast does equally well. As Paul, Isaiah Emmanuel Brooms is a portrait of exasperation as he tries to save George s career and court the unwilling Rosalind, nicely played by Erin Rider Wilk. Mindy Smith does well as Eileen, who has been impregnated by George, as does Cecil E. Baldwin as Richard Maynard, a lonesome lawyer who has the hots for Charlotte.
Efforts onstage and backstage add up to an evening well worth taking a chance on.