AUBURN — Gypsy Lew Theater took a turn from serious drama to a one-act comedy,  proving the breadth of their artistic chops.

The young theater company recently staged Mindy Kaling (“The Mindy Project”) and Brenda Withers’ 2003 play, “Matt and Ben,” at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center in Auburn. The play centers on the only plausible explanation for the success of the acting-writing duo of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with their Oscar-winning Robin Williams-Matt Damon blockbuster film, “Good Will Hunting:” The play must have fallen from the sky.

Directed by Glynnis Nadel with set and light design by Stacia Saniouk-Gove, the play featured Maine actors Mary Randall and Beth Somerville in a hilarious look at the imagined personalities and relationship of the two famed actors. Mary and Beth easily adopted the posture, Boston accent and colorful language of Matt and Ben, and also embraced masculine elements of being young men, desperate for success,  with constant physical and emotional desires and challenges. In addition, the 20-somethings’ eating habits became an additional and believable stage presence as Matt and Ben were consistently eating potato chips or hostess ding-dongs accompanied by one-gulp, burp-refreshed apple juices.

The commitment by Mary and Beth was so complete that within moments of the curtain talk, the audience was laughing hysterically and rooting for the Matt-and- Ben duo to get it right with their struggle for success and stardom. The play’s dialog was delivered in a manner befitting two competitive best friends and the interplay of jealousy and pride, peppered with punches and low-blows made for an hour full of laughs and culminating in a  desire to re-watch anything-and- everything that the real Matt Damon and Ben Affleck ever did together.

The 1990s set design, and the masterful use of lighting with changing views for breaking the fourth wall, amplified the clever story-telling.

This reviewer appreciates the flexibility of Gypsy Lew, as the troupe performs in multiple venues with varying stage attributes, although my personal preference for Nadel’s chosen lineup is the up-close and intimate Guthries or intriguing Bates Mill Complex.

Though the no more local performances of “Matt and Ben,” are scheduled, the show will be seen as part of the upcoming PortFringe Theater Festival in Portland, June 22, 24, and 25 at the Empire, 575 Congress St.

Julie Middleton is involved in local theater and directed drama at Hebron Academy for 13 years.