A Most Private Club

Bay Street Theater will present the East Coast premiere of “Five Presidents,” a play by Rick Cleveland, an Emmy Award-winning writer, from Tuesday through July 19.

Originally produced at the Arizona Theatre Company and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the comic drama focuses on a meeting of America’s most private club, made up of former presidents. Thrown together at the funeral of Richard Nixon, the sitting president and the four “exes” vent frustrations, revisit grievances, and reveal the toll the presidency takes on its occupants.

Directed by Mark Clements, the play stars John Bolger (Gerald Ford), Mark Jacoby (George H.W. Bush), Martin L’Herault (Jimmy Carter), Steve Sheridan (Ronald Reagan), and Britt Whittle (Bill Clinton).

“Five Presidents” will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, at 8 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on July 1 and 5. Tickets are priced from $53.75 to $75.