Talk about a juggling act

“It’s all geometrical, Robert. So exact, it’s almost poetic.”

This is how Bernard, the lead character in “Boeing-Boeing,” describes his ability to juggle relationships with three women.

But when it comes to precision, director Martie Ramm said it’s the six performers in the Golden West College production, which runs through Sunday, who deserve the applause. She noted in particular the talents of Devon Suraco.

Suraco plays Robert, the friend who gets tangled in the web of lies that Bernard (Matthew Villescas) has spun as he attempts to balance his engagements to three air hostesses from three different countries, all while keeping the fiancées unknown to one another.

Bernard accomplishes this with a “foolproof” method of following the airlines’ timetables so the three women are never in the same city — or his apartment — at the same time. But Robert’s visit and a speedier new Boeing jet throws off Bernard’s meticulous planning.

Ramm said that while some theatergoes may believe comedy is an easier genre to perform, it is not so.

Drama is usually clearer, meaning the angst or conflict is easier to grasp, said Ramm.

“It’s easier to find that emotional hook,” she said. “In comedy, I cannot teach someone to be funny. I can make them look like they’re funny. Most actors don’t have that instinctive comedy thing.”

She said some actors, like the late Robin Williams and the “Monty Python” performers, have a natural comedic hook. She believes Suraco is one of those blessed with the talent.

His character is seemingly innocent before becoming Bernard’s lying accomplice. As he transforms from guileless bystander to partner in crime, Suraco draws laughs with his shift in personality, attempting at one point to seduce one of Bernard’s women, including chasing her around the apartment.

His scenes with Nicole Kelder’s Gretchen — a pairing that is less romantic than it is funny — has the audience roaring, especially as Robert makes Gretchen swoon with lines like, “It’s not impossible.” It appears that his lip motion is more important that the clarity of the message.

Suraco, as he attempts to keep the three women away from each other, demonstrates a keen sense of comedic timing. As one woman walks into the apartment, Suraco is quick to distract her as another naively goes to bed or to take a shower.

His prowess with physical comedy seems on par with “The Three Stooges” and “Monty Python” as he runs over couches, blocks doorways and hides items that may clue in the women about one another.

Bernard’s plan wouldn’t work — to the extent that it does — without Robert’s help, and Robert’s character would not be pulled off without Suraco’s perfect timing and delivery, said Ramm.

Ramm said that although Robert’s character is meant to be funny, it takes an actor who truly knows comedy to make him work perfectly.

“He’s been in many, many shows with me,” Ramm said of Suraco. “He is naturally funny. He does things that are just funny. I can rely on him to bring elements to the characters because he understands comedy. Some actors are just funny. It’s hard to explain how to make something funny, but Devon gets it.”

Ramm, who has also directed the play’s sequel, ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner,” at the college in Huntington Beach, said “Boeing-Boeing” was largely unavailable for the last decade because of its Broadway revival, so she jumped on this opportunity to direct it.

“In the back of my mind, ‘Boeing-Boeing’ was always there,’” she said. “I love directing comedy, and I just love funny situations. The whole thing is out of farce. I think that’s just a really fun genre for me to work in and it’s also very informative for the actors.”

Everything about the production — from its vintage-looking flight attendant uniforms to the undergarments worn to create the 1960s female figure — evokes the era. Even Bernard’s New York City has the look.

The adultery premise might seem off-putting to today’s audiences, but it’s all in good fun, Ramm said.

“The thing you have to remember is this was set in 1965, and times were very different back then for women,” she said. “There were only rotary phones and no cellphone. There were housekeepers. It was very much ‘Mad Men’ and kind of sexist, but this is the reality for this show.

“We aren’t doing a piece in 2015, so you cannot look at it with 2015 eyes. This play is just meant to be funny.”