Cast announced
A kooky comedy in the absurdist tradition is coming to the Tryon Little Theater (TLT) Workshop.
Scenic designer Richard Sharkey is designing a set for “Knock, Knock,” by Jules Feiffer, the farce now in rehearsals for a mid April opening.

Sharkey’s assignment is to create a performance space that allows two holes to be blown out of the back walls. In addition, characters die and are resurrected, then vanish and reappear in a puff of smoke. Sharkey has an extensive background in technical theater at the university level and professional credits.
Playwright Jules Feiffer is a renowned cartoonist, screenwriter and author, whose Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon strip ran for 40 years in “The Village Voice.” Feiffer authored more than 35 books, plays and film scripts. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Academy Award for his short animated film, “Monro.” His most recent books are his memoir, “Backing into Forward,” and the children’s book “My Side of the Car” with Kate Feiffer.
Frances McCain will direct “Knock, Knock.” McCain first appeared as an actress for TLT in 1972’s “Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen.” Since then, “buckets of grease paint flowed” into her veins, keeping her coming back year after year, not only as an actress performing in 30 or more productions, but in every aspect of the theater.
McCain’s favorite roles have included Annie Nations in “Foxfire,” Truvy in “Steel Magnolias,” and Gloria in “Everybody Loves Opal.”

Her directing credits for TLT include “Raney,” “The Moving of Lila Barton,” the revival of “Everybody Loves Opal,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” “You Can’t Take It with You” and “Steel Magnolias.”