Houdyshell, a Tony Award nominee for Well and Follies, will play Mrs. Fisher in Kelly's comedy The Show-Off, about a family thrown into upheaval when their daughter falls for a loudmouth. Nicholas Martin will direct the June 11-29 production.
Rooth, who stood-by in the role of Vanda in Broadway's Venus and Fur and currently stars in David Ives' All in the Timing Off-Broadway, will portray Fay in Joe Orton's farce Loot, which will be directed by David Kennedy July 16-Aug. 3. The play centers on two bankrobbers on the run.
Additional casting for Westport's 2013 season will be announced in the coming months.
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