The cast of “Noises Off” at Central Lakes College includes, front row, left to right: Kenny Simon, Rebecca Souhrada, Katie Maine, Marc Oliphant and Dustin Beehler. Back: Patrick Stenglein, Abbey Olmsted, Emily Jensen, Craig Hostetler. (Photo by Steve Kohls, Brainerd Dispatch) “Noises Off,” described as “the funniest farce ever written,” closes the Central Lakes College summer theatre season July 6-10 and 13-17 in Chalberg Theatre on the Brainerd campus. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

“This play seems to me to capture what it means to do theatre,” said Patrick Spradlin, director. “With its look behind the scenes of a play in rehearsal, and then at the disaster the production becomes later in the run, this is a play that is a sure-fire hit with people who love theatre. And what better way to say goodbye to the current Chalberg space than with a play that is so much about theatre?”

A $500,000 renovation of the 38-year-old Chalberg Theatre will begin on July 19. The theatre will have new seating and be made accessible to wheelchair patrons. New house lighting and sound equipment will also be installed.

The cast: Rebecca Souhrada, Brainerd, as Dotty Otley, the grande dame of the fictitious acting troupe performing “Nothing On.”

Craig Hostetler, Brainerd, as Garry Lejeune, the tongue-tied leading man.

Abbey Olmsted, Brainerd, as Belinda, the cast gossip and mother hen.

Patrick Stenglein, Brainerd, as Frederick, an actor prone to panic attacks and nosebleeds.

Marc Oliphant, Baxter, as Lloyd, the beleaguered director of the play.

Emily Jensen Brainerd, as Brooke, a myopic act-bythe numbers type.

Katie Maine, Brainerd, as the harried company stage manager Poppy.

Kenny Simon, Royalton, as Selsdon, the elder statesman of the troupe with an unquenchable thirst for booze.

Dustin Beehler, Brainerd, as Tim, the company’s backstage technician and general gopher.

Stepanie Johnson is the stage manager, assisted by Josh Mattson.

Tickets can be purchased from the CLC Theatre Box Office at 218-855-8199, by email at www.clcmn.edu/theatre, or on the theatre’s new online ticketing site: www.clctickets. com If purchased online, print your tickets at home and bring them on the night of performance.