Mark H. Dold, Debra Jo Rupp, and Christopher Innvar Photo by Daniel Rader

In terms of plot, about 60 years ago Bernard (Christopher Innvar) fashioned a nifty arrangement within his Paris flat, which is situated close to the airport. With a facilitating sidekick sort of a maid named Berthe (the always splendid Debra Jo Rupp) assisting, Bernard entertains three fetching airline hostesses. He schedules comings and goings which he takes notes on his notepad. His friend Robert (Mark H. Dold), from Wisconsin, comes to visit and eventually precipitates situations that are more hilarious than precarious.

Costumer Sara Jean Tosetti stars with her outrageously garish outfits for Gloria (Gisela Chípe, Gabriella (Stephanie Jean Lane), and Gretchen (Kate MacCluggage). Each of the actors takes a turn at stealing scenes.

Gloria, based in New York and flying TWA, is first to enter the apartment, while Italian Gabriela (Alitalia) follows, before German Gretchen (Lufthansa) bolts in complete with a delightfully guttural vocal accent.

Robert is awkwardly geeky, tripping over his luggage as he gradually catches on to Bernard's scheme and, most delightfully, begins to participate. The storyline is nothing if not familiarly predictable and it doesn't take very long for a viewer to make a successful guess as to the probable outcome. Playwright Marc Camoletti, though, has written a script that works well, even for contemporary times. Boyd directs with specificity and these highly skilled actors celebrate the revelry.

Mark H. Dold's versatility, original and exceptional, is on full display as he personifies Robert. Barrington Stage has featured Dold in many roles on both of its stages. His Robert brings to mind both Mack Sennett, the pioneer actor/filmmaker of early parts of the twentieth century, and Robin Williams, comic performer par excellence. Sennett might be equally famous for initiating pie-throwing slapstick as well as Keystone Kops chases. Robert does a bit of chasing and, while never tossing a baked good, twists his pliable body here, there and everywhere when reacting to a situation. Williams's facial contortions and responses live on. Dold, too, wears and expresses his immediate feelings time and again.

Through his words and wit, Camoletti creates characters whose lack of dimension is quite charming. Given his snappy dialogue, this cast exaggerates pretty much all of the time with a spirit that engages the audience throughout. That the characters misunderstand only leads to frolic and ridiculous no-win miniature scenarios. Men and women entangle, which only heightens comic absurdity. This farce, overstating and amplifying from its opening, is inviting summer fare. Kristen Robinson's period-perfect set (which allows for a view of airplanes and the Eiffel Tower beyond rear windows) opens up the stage for the audience to partake and subsequently hoot.

Boyd is BSC's founding artistic director who has turned over that top job to Alan Paul, and she returns to most successfully mount this presentation. Dold, Innvar, and Rupp are longtime Barrington Stage presences while Chípe and MacCluggage have appeared at Barrington once before and Lane makes her debut. All are spirited and enlivening.

Farce recommends that stereotypical characters exaggerate and toss reality aside. The form is fast-moving and physical while histrionics usually include (as they do with Boeing Boeing) doors slamming shut time and again. The performers at the Pittsfield-based theater never miss a beat and, in the most positive regard, stoke each comical moment.

Boeing Boeing runs through August 3, 2024, at Barrington Stage Company, 30 Union St., Pittsfield MA. For tickets and information, please call 413-236-8888 or visit barringtonstageco.org.