It’s that time of year again. WATERFORDrama is kicking off its tenth season this week with the comedy It’s Only A Play by Terrence McNally.

The cast consists of three seniors, noah Todd, Melissa Close and David Green, and five juniors, Sarah Stryker, Matthew Macesker, Matthew Milukas, Carin Estey and Jayson Menders.

Todd is James Wicker, a television actor; Close is the slightly drug-addled producer, Julia Budder; and Green is Ira Drew, the mean, nerdy play critic. Stryker plays Virginia Noyes, an aging actress trying to make a comeback; Macesker is Frank Finger, an “unstable”, gifted young director; Milukas is Peter Austin, the writer of The Golden Egg; Estey is Emma Bovary, a rough-and-tumble New York City taxi driver; and Menders is Gus P. Head, an aspiring actor.

This comedy pokes fun at the insanity of a group of Broadway enthusiasts on the night of a play’s premiere. The producer of The Golden Egg, Close’s character Julia, throws a premiere party at her lavish house in Manhattan, but she and the rest of the cast hides away in her bedroom to wait for the reviews. The night begins with everyone behaving decently. However, as the evening progresses, the stress mounts and the attitudes grow steadily worse and, consequently, funnier.

The cast endorses the play and each other.

“I recommend the show,” said Estey. “It’s hilarious.”

“I love working with a small cast,” said Close. “You really get to know each other and there’s a lot of teamwork in the show.”

“I feel as if this cast is one of the closest and most fun ones I’ve been in here in Waterford,” said Todd, who has been in 12 WD shows.

When asked what their favorite thing about play in general was, the cast gushed.

“I love the opportunities we are given in WATERFORDrama,” said Estey. “So many opportunities are provided to meet new people and perform in all sorts of different shows. It’s such a different experience from any other group I have performed with.”

“My favorite part of drama is how close and caring we all are for each other,” said Todd. “I know that I can go to almost anybody in the cast with a problem and they would immediately help me solve it.”

The cast and crew will be in action from October 17 to October 19 at 7:30 PM. Doors to the auditorium open at 7 PM, and tickets are already on sale. Tickets are $7 for students and $12 for adults if purchased in the first floor lobby during school hours. On the night of the shows, they are $10 for students $15 for adults.