Timothy J. Cox is everywhere these days.
The 33-year-old actor has enjoyed a busy summer, with his appearances in the soon to be released films The Watchers, Argyle and The Beach Comber.
But the bulk of his time has been spent preparing for his next theatrical project, a revival of the hilarious farce from British playwright Ray Cooney, Run For Your Wife, which starts rehearsals this coming week at the legendary outdoor summer theatre, the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. The comedy is going to be directed by Playhouse alum Lawrence Lesher, a frequent collaborator and close friend of the actor.
Official Trailer for The Watchers, a Hocus Pocus Production, directed by Sy Cody White
In the production, Cox plays John Smith, an average guy with an average name and looks, who works in London as a taxi driver and is happily married to two beautiful women (Synge Maher, a Pioneer Playhouse veteran in her own right and Emily King) in two different homes. Apparently this works out well enough for him until he is bopped on the head and, in a dazed state, gives one address to the police and the other to the hospital. Soon, police officers are ringing the doorbells at each home to investigate the inconsistency. John and Stanley Gardner (to be played by Chris Kateff, who appeared with Cox in a splendid production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this past winter at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City), his cheerfully unemployed and flippant neighbor at household No. 1, then begin to pile on the lies.
Official Trailer for Argyle, a Polivision Production, directed by Matt Porter
That’s when things get really interesting. Each lie is more outrageous than the one before, all in an effort to try to prevent the police and his wives from knowing he's a bigamist. The result is a play that makes misunderstanding hilarious.
This marks the actor's second visit to the Pioneer Playhouse, the last of a dying breed of the old summer stock theatres, which has enjoyed a rich, six decade tenure at its site in Danville's Boyle County. Alumnus from their long roster of actors include John Travolta, Lee Majors and the late Jim Varney, who was considered one of the finest actors in the theatre's history.
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