County Players, one of the longest-running community theatre companies in the area, presents the comedy “Into the Breeches” by George Brant. This Main Stage production is directed by Christine Crawfis and runs Feb. 7–22, with performances scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22, at 8 p.m., and matinees on Sunday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m.

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The production features the local talents of Madison Anthony, Deborah Coconis, Kit Colbourn, Paul Coleman, Dylan Parkin, Kiara Marie Melendez Jemmott, Janet Nurre, and Steavie Reed. “Into the Breeches” is a clever, touching play celebrating women. George Brant has triangulated a theatrical celebration, a paean to women, and an ode to inclusivity, and casts them against the backdrop of the Second World War.

Synopsis: 1942, Wappingers Falls. The Falls Theatre’s leading men are off at war overseas. Determined to press on, the ladies on the homefront set out to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare’s Henry V, assembling an enthusiastic yet amateur team. Will their production be a victory? Or will it be a target of disinterest and rotten tomatoes? Together they are determined that the show must go on! A hilarious and heartwarming comedy about the singular way art and community reveal people’s boldest selves even in the darkest times.

Attached photo by Louisa Vilardi Photography