Our final Script in Hand of the 2026 season . . . Old Man Trouble!
It’s New Year’s Eve in a lavish Manhattan townhouse, and wealthy real estate mogul Robert Teitel has had enough. Enough of his marriage, his grown children, his enormous fortune, and the hundred party guests downstairs drinking his champagne. All he wants is a little peace and quiet. But the night has other plans!
As midnight approaches, Robert’s private study becomes a revolving door of unexpected visitors, family crises, romantic complications, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Old Man Trouble is a wickedly funny and unexpectedly touching new comedy about love, money, marriage, family, and the delicious possibility of throwing it all away and starting over. After all, a new year is coming. Why not a new life?
Artwork by Steve Pacek.
Meet the Cast
Additional casting to be announced soon!
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
What a great way to finish our 2026 Script in Hand season! Michael Cristofer and David Wexler’s Old Man Trouble is a good old-fashioned romp, full of sly wit, wonderfully eccentric characters, and plenty of heart. And how lucky are we to have David Hyde Pierce, truly one of America’s finest comic actors, leading an extraordinary cast to bring it to life! Introducing new plays to our audiences has been such a fun part of our season at the Playhouse, and I can’t think of a better way to end the year than with a terrific new comedy, a wonderful group of actors, and an audience ready to laugh. That’s Script in Hand at its best!"
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The 2026 Script in Hand Playreading Series is supported by Joyce Hergenhan and the White Barn program of the Lucille Lortel Foundation.
2026 Programming & Season Sponsorship is generously provided by Barbara Streicker.
