BETHEL — Theater at Walnut Hill, an arts ministry of Walnut Hill Community Church, will present the Northeast premiere this month of the hilarious farce The Mayfair Affair by Joseph Frost.

Performances are scheduled for Friday, March 29, at 7 pm; Saturday, March 30, at 3 and 7 pm; and Sunday, March 31, at 3 pm.

The venue is the Bethel campus of Walnut Hill Community Church, 156 Walnut Hill Road.

Opening night offers complimentary childcare to patrons with children K-6. Registration online at time of ticket purchase is required, as space is limited.

An optional audience/cast talkback will follow the Saturday matinee performance on March 30.

Deana Marchant of Newtown is directing, and she is also a member of the cast.

The cast is additionally comprised of actors from Walnut Hill Community Church as well as surrounding communities, including Paul Bauman of New Milford (also assistant director); Julie Korogodon of Monroe (also dramaturge); Brookfield residents Rachel Ames, Brianna Bowman, and Bob Williams; Danbury residents Brian DeToma and Darryl Smith; Nik Jericho of Waterbury; and Amy Petrucci of Plymouth.

Set in the 1940s, The Mayfair Affair is a richly comic tale of a man desperate to protect his fortune and reputation as threats of dissolution loom over his marriage and his once vast estate.

As his loyal butler helps manage an onslaught of opportunists vying for the coveted Mayfair diamond, the one remaining asset in the family, detectives pose as the man and his embittered wife to guard the rare gem, only to reveal a more precious asset in dire need of protection.

The Mayfair Affair debuted in a workshop production in Jackson, Miss., in 2012. It is making its Northeast debut in Connecticut thanks to connections facilitated through the Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA).

Tickets are $12 general admission. The performance runs approximately two hours, with a 15-minute intermission. For tickets and more information, visit walnuthillcc.org/the-mayfair-affair.