Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present The Daytime Players in a double bill of classic comedy the weekends of March 2-18.

Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys runs the first two weekends, followed by Bull In a China Shop by C.B. Gilford. Jerry Walker of Standish and Garvey MacLean of Scarborough direct The Sunshine Boys, and Joyce Hartwick of Brownfield directs Bull In a China Shop.

Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys the great vaudeville comedians of the golden age of television. Aging comics Willie Clark, played by Garvey MacLean, and Al Lewis, played by Jerry Walker, showcase hilarious comedy sketches as they rehearse for a television special honoring their work. Heidi Libby, of Limington, plays the beautifully endowed blonde nurse in their “Doctor Sketch,” and Lonnie Wescott, of Windham, plays a befuddled patient as well as a TV announcer. Sumida Sferes, of Windham, is the home healthcare nurse with attitude. Bob Mosey, of Hollis, plays Willie Clark’s nephew and theatrical agent, Ben Silverman. Ben’s frustrated efforts to care for his beloved, wisecracking uncle touch the heart and the funny bone. Willie and Al’s old arguments and insecurities surface and then explode as two old partners struggle to hold on to the magical bond in performance that has made them a legendary showbiz team and friends for a lifetime.

Bull in a China Shop, running March 16-18, showcases the funny ladies of The Daytime Players. The matronly guests at Miss Hildegarde’s boarding house have fallen in love from afar with their handsome neighbor, Homicide Detective Dennis O’Finn. Watching him lift dumbbells in his apartment across the street with the help of binoculars hidden behind their lacy curtains just isn’t enough for the girls. So they devise a murderous plan to get Mr. O’Finn to come calling. Rick Kusturin, of Gorham, plays the charming Det. O’Finn. Lonnie Wescott, of Windham, plays his wisecracking

partner Kramer, who unravels the ladies’ scheme in short order. Betty Pillsbury, of Parsonfield, is Hildegarde.

Her guests are Helene Quint, of Falmouth, as Birdie; Merry Welch, of Brownfield, as Amantha; Kristi MacKinnon, of Windham, as Lucy; Christine Molloy, of Harrison, as Nellie; and Gayle Clarke, of Windham, as Elizabeth. Heidi Libby, of Limington, plays reporter Jane Rogers, and Bernard Button, of Sebago, plays Johnson, the fingerprint expert. Joyce Hartwick’s direction shines the spotlight on “Grannies Gone Wild,” in staging reminiscent of the Carol Burnett Show classic skits.

Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. For reservations, call 642-3743.