Skits, Bits, and Halfwits is making its way back to the Mansfield Playhouse for part five of the smash hit comedic production.
Directors Renee Rebman and Gordon Wendling have been creating these sketch-based comedies for about the last ten years. “This will be our fifth installment and it usually takes us a few years to get all the material composed for the show. We write everything out and we have 50 bits.”
The performance will last around two hours with two acts. The show will feature eight actors, including Rebman and Wendling.
Performances are slated to be performed on the Playhouse’s second stage in a cabaret style, and are described as very informal. The stage is relatively low and the show will carry a laid back, intimate atmosphere.
Although the individual sketches might be brief, the breadth and variety of the collection can create quite a task for the directing team. “There is a lot of work figuring out the order of the skits. It is fun though, because Gordon and I get to be in some of the skits, too,” said Rebman.
Rebman said that “Skits, Bits, and Halfwits V” target a wide audience, and that the directors try to include as much as they can. That seems to be an audience-pleasing combination.
“We get a great response from the audience. People just love these productions,” said Wendling.
“I really enjoy comedy because I genuinely enjoy making people laugh. I like to see them having a good time at our performances,” he added.
The show will be playing February 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 8 p.m. at the Mansfield Playhouse located on 95 East 3rd Street.
Popcorn will be available free of charge and soft drinks and beer will be available for purchase. Tickets will be $10 and in order to purchase tickets, call the box office Wednesday-Friday between the hours of 1-6 p.m. at 419-522-2883 or order tickets online at www.mansfieldplayhouse.com.
The show is sponsored by Shaw Ott Medical. Promotional sponsors include DEX-Publisher of CenturyLink, Yellow Pages and WMAN AM 1400.
“This is the fifth installment of the show and we are sold out every night that it shows. We get a great response from the audience. People just love these productions,” said Wendling.
