Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne) lets her lover (Evan Crump, as Bernard) know of her displeasure in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

One of these women is the cook and one is the mistress in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. Things are never what they seem, and Liz Dutton, left (as Suzette), and Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne) are at the center of all the confusion. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Joshua Dick (as Robert) enjoys an indiscreet moment with Liz Dutton (as Suzette) while his lover (Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, left, as Jacqueline) and Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne, the cook -- or is she another mistress?) look on in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Confusion abounds in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, right (as Jacqueline) confronts Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne), trying to figure whether she's really the cook. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Joshua Dick (as Robert) enjoys an indiscreet moment with Liz Dutton (as Suzette) while his lover (Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, as Jacqueline) looks on in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Joshua Dick (as Robert) gets his comeuppance from his lover (Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, as Jacqueline) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage..

Liz Dutton (as Suzette) demands her pound of flesh from Joshua Dick (as Robert) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Evan Crump (as Bernard) tries to placate his lover (Jessica Shearer Wilson as Suzanne) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Evan Crump (as Bernard) has a problem in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner: He's at the same dinner party with his lover (Jessica Shearer Wilson, left, as Suzanne) and his wife (Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, as Jacqueline). The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Liz Dutton (as Suzette) can't figure out what Joshua Dick (as Robert) wants from her in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Evan Crump, right (as Bernard), confronts his wife (Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, as Jacqueline) and his best friend Joshua Dick (as Robert) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Jessica Shearer Wilson (left, as Suzanne) and Katie Nigsch-Fairfax (as Jacqueline) are sometimes-rivals in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Evan Crump (left, as Bernard) and Joshua Dick (as Robert) try to handle Liz Dutton (as Suzette) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne) and Joshua Dick (as Robert) share a tempting moment in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne) and Joshua Dick (as Robert) share a tempting moment in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Katie Nigsch-Fairfax (as Jacqueline) confronts her lover (Joshua Dick, as Robert, left) and her husband (Evan Crump, as Bernard) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

The women show the men who's boss in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. From left, Katie Nigsch-Fairfax (as Jacqueline), Liz Dutton (as Suzette), and Jessica Shearer Wilson (as Suzanne) manhandling Gil Hasty (as George). The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Gil Hasty (as George) wants to know what his wife (Liz Dutton, as Suzette) is up to in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Evan Crump (left, as Bernard) confronts Joshua Dick (as Robert) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Katie Nigsch-Fairfax (as Jacqueline) argues with her husband (Evan Crump, as Bernard) in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage.

Katie Nigsch-Fairfax, right (as Jacqueline), confronts Liz Dutton (as Suzette), as Evan Crump (as Bernard) looks on in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage

Evan Crump (as Bernard) tries to figure out how to get his lover (Jessica Shearer Wilson as Suzanne) into bed without running afoul of his wife in the farce "Don't Dress for Dinner" at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner. The show runs through Oct. 2 and tickets are available at www.1ststagetysons.org. Photo courtesy 1st Stage..

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