If Bankhead had only seen the bounty of theater work to be had in Sonoma County, she might have reconsidered her words. Playwright Ken Ludwig's Moon over Buffalo , a comic riff on a theater company's foibles, marked a rousing opener last month for Actors' Theatre's 1999-2000 season. A string of sold-out performances has led to an extended run that ends on Sept. 4.
Rivalry leads to ribaldry with numerous comic turns.
The play has won a million awards, but it's relatively unknown. The Cinnabar will also stage '50s comic musical Forever Plaid in December. Other Elixir events are set for Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, and Dec. 18. Inspired by the Tom Hanks movie about a young boy trapped in a man's body, the production kicks off a fall season that also features the backstage comedy Noises Off and Arthurian musical Camelot . FALL WILL ALSO offer some unusually daring college theater.