You can catch the Midwest premiere of a play written by a familiar name at Peninsula Players beginning on Wednesday.

Taking place in Connecticut during the late 1940s, the play The Angel Next Door is a comedy adapted from Ferenc Molnar's Play at the Castle. It is about a mansion populated with playwrights, actors, and a young writer with a housekeeper who wants them to leave. The play is written by Paul Slade Smith, who not only wrote the 2007 Peninsula Players production of Unnecessary Farce but also starred in such company shows as Chicago, Once a Ponzi Scheme, and Murder on the Nile. Audra Baakari Boyle from Peninsula Players says Smith's familiarity with the space helps make for special performances no matter his role.

The Angel Next Door plays from July 10th to July 28th. You can click this link to hear the entire conversation with Audra Baakari Boyle, including a sneak peek at Peninsula Players' next show, Million Dollar Quartet.