When people come to see “Lend Me a Tenor” at Woodford Theatre beginning this weekend, first-time director Graeme Hart wants them to experience nuanced performances that they haven’t necessarily seen in other productions of this well-known farcical comedy written by Ken Ludwig.

An experienced character actor himself who loves doing comedy, Hart told his cast to have fun figuring out their characters because a part of them is in there somewhere. “Just enjoy the experience, get lost in the character, (and) we’ll develop the character together,” he remembers telling them. […]