A theatrical family plus some wish-they-were-famous folks get together for a summer theater festival in Massachusetts a year after a key family member’s death with the expected range of emotional responses in Donald Margulies’ comic drama The Country House.

The production, directed by Kevin Heath and now on stage at Limelight Actors Theater in Gilroy, references Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull and Uncle Vanya but on a frothier level, with Rosalind Farotte starring as Anna, a former Broadway star bemoaning the state of the theater today—“There are no Broadway stars, dear. Not anymore. Oh, there are stars on Broadway, but they’re not Broadway stars.”

The summer gathering also includes Anna’s granddaughter Susie (Dana Morgan); her son Elliott (Lance LaShelle), a would-be playwright; and her former son-in-law, famous Hollywood director Walter (John Varela), who arrives with his beautiful new girlfriend Nell (Roberta Vinkhuyzen). And if the dynamic weren’t interesting enough, Anna also has invited movie star Michael (Bruce Pember) to crash there for a couple of nights as well.

Michael might well be the most interesting character there. He’s starred in a hugely popular action series, but longs for the more serious side of theater. As someone comments snidely, he used to be an actor, now he’s a celebrity. And was there something going on between him and Susie’s late mother in an earlier life? He’s a magnet for all the women in the house as well.

In addition to history between Michael and the late Kathy, there’s a past relationship between Nell and Elliott, adding more layers to the tale.

Director Heath gets solid, believable performances out of his cast, with notable subtlety and credibility from Vinkhuyzen and Pember in particular. LaShelle brings some nice notes of frustration to his sputtering efforts as a playwright, and Morgan demonstrates both love for her grandmother and grief over her mother’s death. Farotte plays Anna as a supercilious, high-maintenance diva.

The action, which never lags, plays out against a set cluttered with artwork and furniture, designed by Heath and created by Glynis Crabb.

Limelight Actors Theater presents ‘The Country House’ by Donald Margulies. Performances run through Feb. 18, 2017 at Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey Road, Gilroy. For more information, call (408) 472-3292 or visit LimelightActorsTheater.com