BIDDEFORD – City Theater’s fourth show of the season is the comedy Exit Laughing by Paul Elliot. Exit Laughing runs through May 28.

City Theater’s fourth show of the season is the comedy Exit Laughing by Paul Elliot. Exit Laughing runs through May 28. Courtesy photo/Rich Obrey

According to a City Theater news release, the show is “a joyous comedy about starting a fresh and living life to the fullest. Set in the present-day, Exit Laughing centers on the 30-year friendship of four ladies, one of whom has recently and unexpectedly passed away. The story takes a rib-tickling approach to death and friendship, relationships and memory that will have everyone who attends also exit laughing.

“When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done, you “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game for the wildest, most exciting night of your lives. What unfolds is an uproarious celebration of life’s possibilities, through unexpected events that will have you gasping and wondering where it will happen next.”

The cast includes City Theater’s Rebecca Cole and Rebecca Rinaldi. Cole plays Connie. Bridge night is at Connie’s house. She tries desperately to keep everything under control. Rinaldi plays Leona, one of the regular bridge group. She doesn’t mind a drink or two or three.

After a 10-year hiatus from City Theater, the theater welcomes Katherine Davis as the “irrepressible” Millie. Millie marches to the beat of a different drummer. She has a quirky way of looking at life that adds to the fun.

Newcomer Jess Rogers joins the cast as Connie’s daughter, Rachel. Rachel is a college student majoring in theater with a flair for the dramatic. Bo Harris is returning to the City Theater stage in the part of Bobby. His character is full of outrageous surprises. Audience members might remember Bo from his performance as Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show last summer.

The 2022 –2023 City Theater Season, which includes Exit Laughing is presented through the sponsorship and support of season sponsors: Pizza by Alex, Jim Godbout Plumbing and Heating, and Stoner & Co., and show sponsors: The City of Biddeford, Saco Biddeford Savings Bank, Biddeford, Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit and Hope Memorial Chapel.

Exit Laughing runs through May 28, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $30 Fridays and Saturdays, $25 on Sundays, and include all fees. Tickets are available at www.citytheater.org/buytickets or 207-282-0849.