Butler Little Theatre is working on accents and ascents for the second offering of its 77th season, “Boeing, Boeing,” winner of the 2008 Tony Award for best revival of a play.

The show opens Nov. 24 and runs through Dec. 2.

The cast, a combination of new talent as well as more seasoned BLT actors, is under the direction of Dennis Casey with production by Sis Fleming and Stephanie Kobil.

This 1960s French farce was adapted for the English-speaking stage. The story is about a man who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent “layovers.”

Bernard is skilled at juggling the trio until his friend comes to stay with him and a change in plans and planes lands all three fiancées at Bernard's apartment, at the same time.

Casey Bowser of Center Township will play Bernard.

“Bernard juggles three fiancées, all three air hostesses. He does this successfully with the help of his maid, Berthe, and great record keeping,” Bowser said.

“My favorite thing about the cast is how hard everyone is working. Farce is a genre that is easy to screw up. If the pace is off, the audience could be in for a long night, but we are working hard to have a polished, well timed show that leaves people in stitches,” he said.

Phillip Ball is cast as Bernard's friend.

“Robert Lambert is a school friend of Bernard who he has not seen for close to 20 years and is amazed at the lifestyle his friend has constructed,” said Ball, who is marking his 20th year with BLT.

“I may not be on stage at the start, but the work load is pretty significant,” said Ball of the role's requirements.

He's enjoying and thriving playing second banana in a farce, he said.

“I like that Lambert isn't a dolt to get the laughs, but they come from his being in a totally unfamiliar situation and stumbling through as best he can,” said Ball.

Stumbling around the three mistresses is the height of hilarity.

Laila Tyler, 16, of Butler Township is playing the role of Gabriella, one of the airline hostesses.

“She is a loud, fiery, Italian woman. I enjoy playing a loud entertaining character,” said Laila, who is practicing making big movements with a big voice with an accent.

“While learning the Italian dialect, I was also learning three others, Cockney, Jamaican and Irish,” added the high school junior who is a student at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, Beaver County.

She appeared last month on stage as Mrs. Corry in “Mary Poppins” at her school.

Playing the character of Gloria, the American fiancée, is Carrie Peters, 21, of Winfield Township.

“She's a fun, breezy girl from the Big Apple and is an airline hostess for TWA. She is opinionated, very much a feminist as well as a tabloid junkie. She's quirky, confident, and ambitious,” said Peters, who is enjoying the role for a variety of reasons.

“She's kind of like a feminist Barbie doll. Pretty and she knows it, but she's also got a good head on her shoulders and knows what she wants in life,” Peters said.

The onstage kissing scenes are probably the biggest challenge to the role, she said.

“I've never done any kissing scenes in my acting career yet. I guess it's just difficult to take it seriously because it's just 'too kooky,'” she said.

The German fiancée is being played by Hannah Walleck of Kittanning. She is a freshman at Indiana (Pa.) University studying acting.

“She is a very loud and physical character and very attached to her heritage. What makes her funny is her overzealous feelings of love for the other characters in the play,” said Walleck who enjoys using the German accent but finds it daunting as well.

“I did not even know (the accent) when I first got the part, but now it will be forever fun to be able to whip it out whenever I want,” she said.

She acquired her accent skills with a helpful teacher, a bunch of YouTube videos, and a couple episodes of “Hogan's Heroes,” the late '60s television sitcom set in a German World War II prisoner of war camp.

Walleck last appeared on stage as Corie Bratter in “Barefoot in the Park” for the Freeport Theatre Festival in August.

Nedra Casey of Butler plays the role of Berthe, the French housekeeper in this small cast.

She will be directed by her husband and returns to the BLT stage after a 7-year hiatus.

“I help Bernard to organize and juggle his three fiancées,” said Casey of her character.

She said she is enjoying the fast-paced farce.

“Maintaining the French accent and following my husband's directions are the biggest challenges to the role,” she said.

She encourages audiences to attend the show for the laughs. “With the world in so much chaos, people need a chance to escape and laugh. You will laugh,” she said.

WHO: Butler Little TheatreWHAT: “Boeing Boeing” by Marc CamolettiWHEN: Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and ThursdayWHERE: One Howard St.TICKETS: $13, available online at bltgroup.org or by calling 724-287-6781