The Exes
As part of its 2024-2025 Season, The Old Academy Players is proud to present the Philadelphia Premiere of The Exes, a comedy by Lenore Skomal. The Old Academy Players’ 544th production will run January 10-26, 2025; with Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 pm and two Sunday matinees, January 19th and 26th at 2:00 pm. It is presented by special arrangement with Lenore M. Skomal Productions, LLC. The Exes was developed in New York City and welcomed its world premiere at Theatre Row Theatres, August 7 - October 5, 2019 and was produced originally by Lenore M. Skomal Productions and directed by Magda S. Nyiri.
"I believe laughter it is the single, most powerful unifying expression, second only to unconditional love. We need more plays that allow us to laugh, be silly, and make fun of ourselves and just let our hair down. I wrote this play as my homage to two playwriting giants who understood this: Neil Simon and Noel Coward – with a nod to Mel Brooks and George Carlin. I worked diligently to create an intelligent, tightly written, fast-paced comedy with a heart – honoring conventional playwriting structure, comedic timing and funny as well as irreverent devices so that my audiences – your audiences – can laugh." – Lenore M. Skomal Lenore is an award-winning writer with three decades of professional experience, ranging from broadcast to print. The author of 17 books, including three multiple award winning bestsellers, she's also the founder of Lenore M. Skomal Productions, LLC, which produces THE EXES and New York City's Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. A proud member of the Dramatists Guild, Commercial Theatre Institute, Theater Resources Unlimited, Off Broadway Alliance, Theater Communications Group, the National Newspaper Columnists Association, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), Lenore is dedicated to empowering other artists.
In this hilariously relatable play, self-made billionaire Richard and his best friend Dick were both married to the same woman: strong willed Mavis. When she drops in uninvited on Christmas Eve — the day of Richard’s daughter’s wedding — all hell breaks loose. This bromantic comedy of love and breakups is irreverent, ridiculous and tender, reminding audiences why marriage and divorce make for strange bedfellows.
The stellar cast includes: Emmie Ledesma as Victoria Killingworth, Eric Tuller as Garrett Wright, Ginny Kaufmann as Mavis Killingworth, Jay Steinberg as Prim, Mike Boorse as Richard Killingworth, Norman Burnosky III as Marcel Nistlerood, and Stephen Negro as Dick Wright. Norman Burnosky directs this Philadelphia Premiere of The Exes.
Director Burnosky's team includes: Producers Annie Hnatko, Justine Burnosky, and Steve Hnatko; Light/Sound Operator Corey Bonfrisco; Costumière Helga Krauss; and Stage Manager Lisa Sims.
Ticket prices are: $25 per adult; $15 for Students under 25 with valid ID; group rate (15 or more) $21 each. Tickets can be purchased online at www.OldAcademyPlayers.org. Reservations and more information can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 215-843-1109. Old Academy Players is located at 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129. Parking for all performances is free.
The Old Academy Players has provided continuous community theater entertainment since 1923 and is a non-profit community theater in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Constructed in 1819, the Old Academy building has been the OAP home since 1932. Old Academy Players is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Most notable alumni include Tony Award-nominated actor Robert Prosky and Hollywood icon, Grace Kelly. Support is provided by the "Philadelphia Cultural Fund" and the "Sylvia W. and Randle M. Kauders Foundation".
