NASHUA – Nashua Theatre Guild invites the community to take a look behind the scenes at the golden age of comedy with Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” to be performed April 26-29 in the Janice B. Streeter Theater, 14 Court St.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. April 26-28 and 2 p.m. April 28-29. Tickets are $15, or $12 for seniors, and can be purchased at the door at www.nashuatheatreguild.org.

Simon based this comedy on his days as a fledgling writer for Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour” during the 1950s. During those days, the writing room got so intense that some crazy antics happened.

In the play, a young writer based on Simon, named Lucas – played by Mario Arruda – joins the writing staff of “The Max Prince Show.”

Its star, played by Rich Hurley, is facing pressure from network executives to make his show less sophisticated and play more to Middle America.

The remaining writing staff of “The Max Prince Show” is played by Jim Murphy, Mark Ferman, Paul Metzger, Jeffrey Richardson, Maria Barry and John Decareau. Also in the cast is Meredith Borgioli as Max’s secretary.

Craig Ciampa and Mark Morrison are co-directors and Cheryl Thunstrom is the stage manage.

For more information, visit the website or call 320-2530.