Baker University’s production of the comedy “Luv” is scheduled to take place Thursday through Sunday in Rice Auditorium.

“This play has been a challenge to find a lot of rehearsal time because of events that have taken place in the auditorium,” Tom Heiman, assistant professor of theater, said. “We have only had about 12 rehearsals total.”

The production has three cast members: senior Andrew Simons and juniors Abby Jones and Patrick King.

Each actor has about 18 pages of lines to memorize, not including blocking and characterization.

“Each cast member is responsible for a third of the show,” Heiman said. “It’s a lot more difficult than a typical show.”

The show has proven to be a time-consuming but great experience for Simons and King. The two actors are also enrolled in Patti Heiman’s directing class, where the students are required to direct a one-act play, so the two have to balance their time wisely.

“Time management has been difficult, but because I’m not taking a very heavy class load, it hasn’t been as bad as it could be,” Simons said.

For King, the play is worth the time he has spent rehearsing.

“Balancing my time is a trick and a half,” King said. “But it is totally worth it because ‘Luv’ is very funny and I’ve enjoyed being in the cast. It was a great show to end the year on.”

“Luv” is a comical play centered around two old friends.

“My character wants to commit suicide until his old friend introduces my character to his wife that he wants to leave to be with his mistress,” King said. “It can be a somewhat confusing storyline at first, but it’s hilarious.”

The main character, played by Simons, wants to divorce his wife, played by Jones, to be with his mistress. Simons’ character plays matchmaker with his wife and his old friend, but doesn’t realize old friend is crazy, which causes happiness to turn to misery.

“The play is very witty, zany and crazy,” King said.

The cast spent many rehearsals going over characterization and how the cast wanted to portray each character.

Although the three-person cast is non-traditional, Heiman has incorporated many traditional love songs into the show.

“We joke that there are so many love songs played in the show that it might as well have been a musical,” King said. “You name it, it is in the show.”

The show has helped the three actors to develop on stage.

“Each of the cast members has grown tremendously in the short time we have been working on the show,” Heiman said. “All the actors have really had to get out of their comfort zones in order to make the performance as comedic as it needed to be.”

Admission to “Luv” is free and performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Rice Auditorium.