ROMANTIC COMEDY
WRITTEN BY Bernard Slade
DIRECTED BY Pricilla McRoberts
DATES: September 5-October 17, 2026
TIME: Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 9/6 show starts at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday, 9/27 show starts at 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 and $30. Tickets available online, at the theatre box office or
by calling 503-436-1242.
PAY WHAT YOU WILL DATE: Thursday, September 17 (more info)
LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND THEATRICAL DRAMA
Arrogant, self centered and sharp tongued Jason Carmichael, successful co-author of Broadway romantic comedies, is facing two momentous events: he is about to marry a society belle and his collaborator is retiring. Enter Phoebe Craddock, Vermont schoolteacher and budding playwright. Quicker than a flash, Jason acquires a talented and adoring collaborator in the mousy Phoebe. Fame and success are theirs for ten years and then Jason’s world falls apart. His wife divorces him to go into politics and Phoebe, her love for Jason unrequited, marries a breezy journalist and moves to Paris. Jason goes into professional, financial and physical decline as a newly chic Phoebe returns, solo and successful.
Fame and success are theirs for over a decade and then real-life suddenly changes for both of them – but for better or worse? Can two writers of romantic comedies make real-life just as exciting? Can everyday life measure up to the perfection of on-stage romances and fairy-tale happy endings?
Coaster Theatre — PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
This show contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. The theme itself may call for parental guidance and/or the show contains one or more of the following: mild adult situations. Your own judgment is the best guide for your family.
ROMANTIC COMEDY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
