Unnecessary Farce, by Paul Slade Smith, will be playing at the Grantland Theatre March 17, 18, and 19. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8p.m. and Sunday at 2p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats and $9 for the balcony. Call 608-778-7726 for reserved tickets.
Unnecessary Farce is a very lighthearted fast paced play with tons of energy, movement and slapstick. The plot of the play is simple; two inept cops are sent to entrap the town’s mayor who is suspected of embezzling from the public’s budget. Working with an accountant, they set up a sting to get the dirt on the mayor. In the meantime they run up against the Scottish Mafia, a corrupt security officer and the wife of the mayor. The plan is flawless unless everything that can go wrong does – which is exactly what happens!