In the mood for something a little lighter? Try some of these comedies on for size! (The line between comedy and drama and be fuzzy, so be sure to click HERE to see a list of upcoming dramas, too!) Arranged in chronological order.

IN THE DAYLIGHT
A darkly comic tale about a well-known writer and his homecoming to a family he has been avoiding for many years. As the play unfolds we discover the true reasons for his extended absence and the dark secrets his family has been keeping. Vital Theater at McGinn/Cazale Theatre, September 8 – October 11.

TWO UNRELATED PLAYS BY DAVID MAMET: KEEP YOUR PANTHEON and SCHOOL
A new double-bill featuring a rousing farce that follows the fortunes and misfortunes of an acting troupe in ancient Rome, and a brief comic discourse on recycling, poster design and the transmission of information. Atlantic Theater Company, September 9 – November 1, 2009.

MAHIDA’S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN
Two strangers begin a beautifully awkward search for a common country, but discover that sometimes the smaller the world the bigger the invasions. A haunting play by Russell Davis, directed by Will Pomerantz, starring Tony Award-winner Michelle Pawk. Epic Theatre Ensemble at Peter Norton Space, September 16 – October 11, 2009.

STILL LIFE
An internationally acclaimed photographer suddenly shuts down, but is interrupted by an unexpected romantic interest determined to help her move on even while facing his own uncertain future. Will Frears directs a funny, heartbreaking new play by Alexander Dinelaris, featuring Adriane Lenox, Sarah Paulson, Dominic Chianese, and Frederick Weller. MCC Theater at The Lucille Lortel Theatre, September 16 – November 1, 2009.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE
An intimate collection of stories by Nora and Delia Ephron, based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman, featuring three rotating casts in four-week cycles of five stellar actresses. Scheduled performers include Samantha Bee, Kristin Chenoweth, Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran, Rosie O'Donnell, Mary Louise Wilson and Rita Wilson. Westside Theater, September 21 – December 13, 2009.

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
When four lost New Englanders enrolled in Marty’s community center drama class experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. The world premiere of Annie Gold’s comedy. Playwrights Horizons, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, September 24 – November 1, 2009.

THE UNDERSTUDY
The most thankless job in theatre takes center stage in Theresa Rebeck's bitingly funny look at the underbelly of the acting world, starring Julie White, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Justin Kirk. Roundabout Theatre Company at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, October 9 – January 3, 2010.

IDIOT SAVANT
Written and directed by Richard Foreman and starring Willem Dafoe, Idiot Savant is a philosophical comedy, in the great tradition of Ionesco and Preston Sturges. The Public Theatre in association with Ontological-Hysteric Theater, October 27 – December 6, 2009.

OR,
Aphra Behn, a prolific Restoration dramatist and one of the first English professional female writers, is getting out of the spy trade and into show biz, if she can only write her play without interruptions from her love life. Verse or prose, now or then, love or death… and a lot of kissing. The world premiere of Liz Duffy Adams’s new historical play makes the 1660s look a lot like the 1960s. The Women’s Project at Julia Miles Theater, October 29 – November 22, 2009.

THE STARRY MESSENGER
Matthew Broderick reunites with childhood friend playwright Kenneth Lonergan in his new play in which an astronomy teacher’s carefully circumscribed world is upended by an unexpected encounter that changes everything. Also starring Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno, and directed by Lonergan. The New Group, performances begin in October 2009.

THIS
In this bright, witty, un-romantic comedy, Jane is a promising poet without a muse, a single mother without lessons to pass along. Her dating life’s a shambles, and her helpful friends are only helping make things more complicated. Daniel Aukin directs Melissa James Gibson’s world premiere. Playwrights Horizons Mainstage, November 6 – December 13, 2009.

Click HERE for Fall 2009's DRAMAS.
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Click HERE for Fall 2009's MUSICALS.
Click HERE for Fall 2009's ONE-PERSON SHOWS.