Boca Stage to present DAMAGED FURNITURE at the Willow Theatre March 6 – 15

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

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Damaged Furniture
Howard Skora’s Dark Comedy
Opens at the Willow Theatre March 6^th

“… you can understand your family, still think they’re insane, and yet forgive them…. Skora’s dialogue is full of zingers and deliciously rendered snark.”
Paul Birchall – Stage Raw

For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244

February 24, 2026

BOCA RATON, FL: Boca Stage returns to the Willow Theatre with Damaged Furniture, Howard Skora’s outrageously funny dark comedy about a totally dysfunctional Brooklyn family. The production will open on March 6^th and run through March 15^th. The play received multiple awards and nominations when it debuted in Los Angeles in 2018.

When Doug Elling receives word that his beloved uncle has died in an unexpected – and bizarre – accident, he rushes from Los Angeles to Brooklyn and finds himself at the center of his family’s efforts to salvage their furniture business. An alcoholic father, his ‘happy-face’ mother, his recently widowed aunt and his therapist sister all add to the chaos surrounding Doug as he tries to balance the demands upon his future.

“We are now back at the glorious Willow Theater in Sugar Sand Park where we started over twenty years ago as The Boca Raton Theater Guild,” says the show’s producer/director Keith Garsson. “Although we have had several successful seasons elsewhere, we are happy to be returning to our original venue – and to our original mission – which was to produce shows on an a la carte basis rather than committing to a full season. This enables us to curate new work more finely.

“Howie Skora is a talented young playwright who has said the play is semi-autobiographical,” Garsson continues. “And we wanted a straight (and twisted) comedy that was fresh, “now” and relevant,” he continues. “Well… it is set in Bensonhurst! But, either way, Damaged Furniture is a comedy for today, a character-based piece that reflects how fast we are these days to say exactly what we are thinking…the moment we think it!”

Garsson has cast Bruno Faria as Doug, with Valerie diLorenzo as Laurie, Sharon Pfieffer as Gina, Liz DeBeer as Irene, Shane Tanner as Phil, and Susan Lloyd as Jo.

The Stage Managers for the production are Nicole Roach, Guiliana Barioli, and Hannah Hayley. Lighting Design is by Nicole Roach and Laura Fulton. Sound is by David Hart, Costumes are by Tim Charles Bowman, and the set will be designed and constructed by the MNM Scenic Shop.

Tickets for Damaged Furniture are on sale now and can be purchased online at https://www.myboca.us/2649/Damaged-Furniture or by phone at 561-347-3948.

For more information about Boca Stage and Damaged Furniture, to speak with Keith Garsson, orto arrange to attend a performance, please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.

Damaged Furniture
by Howard Skora
March 6-15, 2026
Tickets: $40/$35 Groups (six or more tickets purchased in a single transaction)
For tickets: https://www.myboca.us/2649/Damaged-Furniture
Phone: 561-347-3948
Performance days and times:
Friday and Saturday at 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm
All performances will take place at
The Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486

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Production photos by Amy Pasquantonio.

FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE on Multiple Florida Stages in February & March

11 Thursday Jan 2024

Posted by Carol Kassie in Arts Center Management, Clients, Delray Beach Playhouse

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Funny Women of a Certain Age
Will Bring Laughter to South Florida Stages in
February and March

Fighting ageism AND sexism one joke at a time.
These ladies prove that indeed #funnynevergetsold.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Carol Kassie
Carol@CarolKassie.com /561-445-9244

January 11, 2023

POMPANO BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, CORAL SPRINGS, LARGO, & AVENTURA, FL:
Carole Montgomery’s Funny Women of a Certain Age is a show straight from the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy: women who have seen it all! Arts Center Management will bring this brilliant and vibrant group of comedians to various South Florida venues in February and March.

Award-winning veteran stand-up comic Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career as a comedian, writer, director, and producer, with an extensive background in television, and as a comedy club headliner throughout the United States (including two extremely successful Las Vegas productions). Frustrated by the way women have been portrayed on television once they hit 50, she created Funny Women of a Certain Age to give older women comics a chance to be seen and heard. Montgomery will be joined on stage in February by comedians by Juila Scotti and Leighann Lord and in March by Vanessa Hollingshead and Tampa Bay comedian Trish Keating.

Funny Women of a Certain Age premiered on Showtime television in 2019; the special was the highest-rated premiere stand-up show for the network that year. It made history as the first TV comedy special to feature female comics over the age of 50. A second, and then a third iteration of the special garnered similar ratings. The national tour was launched in the spring of 2022, and since then the show has played in numerous venues across the country.

Funny Women of a Certain Age will be performed at various venues throughout South Florida in February and March. Venues, dates, and ticketing websites are listed below. Ticket prices vary.

For more information about Funny Women of a Certain Age, to speak Carole Montgomery, or to attend a performance, please contact Carol Kassie at Carol@CarolKassie.com .

Funny Women of a Certain Age dates, venues, and showtimes:

Feb 8-9 – Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Pompano Beach
Showtime: 7:30 pm
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org/events/funny-women-of-a-certain-age

Feb 12-14 – Delray Beach Playhouse, Delray Beach,
All performances sold out.

Feb 15 – Coral Springs Center for the Arts, Coral Springs,
Showtime: 8:00 pm
https://www.thecentercs.com/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age

March 21 – Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Showtime: 7:30 pm
https://www.largoarts.com/ticket_detail_T42_R669.php

March 22 – Aventura Cultural Arts Center, Aventura
Showtime: 8:00 pm
https://www.aventuracenter.org/events/detail/funny-women-of-a-certain-age-2024

About the Funny Women:

Leighann Lord is a veteran standup comedian who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, The View, and Showtime’s Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has performed for the troops in the Middle East and her Dry Bar comedy special, I Mean Business, has had over one million views. Leighann is a former co – host of the Emmy – nominated StarTalk with Neil de Grasse Tyson, and she has received the AHA Humanist Arts Award. Leighann is the author of several humor books.

Julia Scotti is an American transgender stand-up comedian. She was a stand-up comedian pre and post-transition, with a period in between when she was a middle school language arts teacher. Juli returned to her comedy career in 2011 and appeared on the 11th season of “America’s Got Talent”, where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals. She has had a documentary produced about herself called Julia Scotti: Funny that Way.

Vanessa Hollingshead is an actress and stand-up comedian who has performed on many comedy programs including Comedy Central Presents, Live At Jongleurs, Just For Laughs, The Jim Breuer Show, and Funny Women of a Certain Age. She has also acted in a number of films, including a role in the 1999 film, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai”. Vanessa also runs comedy workshops for aspiring comedians.

Trish Keating has been seen on NBC, FOX, HSN, and CBS. An alum of Chicago’s Second City, she was recently featured in West Coast Player’s British comedy “It Runs in the Family”, was a Florida’s Funniest Comedian semi-finalist, and a STAR Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Francis Wilson Playhouse. Trish headlines cultural centers as well as private and corporate events. When not performing, Trish directs full-length theatrical productions, is an acting and improv coach, and is writing a solo show entitled “How to Avoid My Mother’s Calls”.