The Woman Seeking . . . theater company amiably renders George Kellys 1922 ensemble farce about a clutch of society ladies putting on a play, to the mortification of the leads husband. The cast, helmed by Christine Mosere, keeps the dated script sprightly and physical, with lots of collisions, trips, fainting spells, and people stuck in doorways. Colossally pretentious Mrs. Pampinelli (the striking Eleanor Mosely) directs the play-within-a-play with determined delusion, and we get to witness her creation both from the audience and from backstage. Though the story meanders and the stakes are nearly nil, the vintage costumes and deliberately stagy poses offer plenty to look at while you absorb such zangers [yeah, I made up that word, but “zingers” isnt exactly right] as “Performances are never interrupted because one of the performers happens to die.” MARGARET FRIEDMAN
Thursdays-Saturdays, 7 p.m.; Tue., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Starts: Dec. 3. Continues through Dec. 18, 2010
