Aaron Paul and Phillip Baker have received training in the sultry art of Tango from Jayne Lee of Human Nature Dance Theatre, a fencing lesson, and have even had a dialect coach relay the intricacies of British English.

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But the cap on the drudgeries of their roles as “Leading Ladies,” Theatrikos’ Theatre Company’s latest production, will be mastering lipstick.

With Becky Daggett in the director’s chair, the cast and crew bring to life Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave., beginning May 27. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinées are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $13-$19. To learn more, call 774-1662 or visit Theatrikos.com.

This season, the Theatrikos players are exploring the topic of home. “Leading Ladies” reflects on the very small town of York, Pennsylvania — and is the only farcical addition to this season, offering a refreshing, funny lead-up to this summer’s poignant drama, “The Gin Game,” and another more serious comedy, “August: Osage County.”

Paul and Baker are Leo Clark and Jack Gable, respectively, and are very far from their own homes as two down-and-out Shakespearean actors from England. They’ve hit such a wall, they’ve resorted to playing the Moose Lodge circuit in PA’s ever-charming Amish Country.

That is, until the pair hears of a York woman approaching the downside of her kick toward the proverbial bucket. Florence, played by Kelly Gibbs, needs to pass along her multi-million dollar inheritance, and Jack and Leo see a perfect opportunity to swoop in as her long-lost nephews.

When they discover “Max” and “Steve” are really nieces, they continue as “Maxine” and “Stephanie,” until they both fall for Florence’s real niece Meg (Niki DeShazo) and her friend Audrey (Zoe Smith), and struggle between outlasting Florence or their own libidos.

Meg is, incidentally, a massive fan of Leo Clark’s work. But her fiancé, Duncan, played by Stephen Root, is immediately suspicious of Maxine and her friend while the others, Doc (Joe Maniglia) and Butch (Kalmar Robertsson), play along.

“It is a hilarious night at the theatre, it is a lot of fun. Every person on this stage contributes to the overall — it’s ridiculous,” Daggett added. “Because it’s a farce it’s got to move very fast, and everyone has to move very fast and stay on top of their lines. The energy required in a show like this is pretty significant.”

Before Daggett gets to work on their makeup, Baker and Paul explained the draw of this funny, silly and maybe even a little sassy, show. While they get to stab each other with wooden swords, mess around with women’s attire and explore the worlds of two new characters, it was also their accents that proved fun.

Baker added, “Whenever I get a chance where I get to do an accent—I like to get to sound completely different from the way I sound.”

“This was harder for me because I’ve done accents in other shows, but they were more cartoonish,” Paul said, noting previous ventures into over-the-top French and German drawls. “But this one was more tricky because it has to be authentic. Just last night I had a dialect coach come in and help with all that because it has to be believable.”

Baker likened the plots of “Three’s Company” to the unraveling in “Leading Ladies” — where the events may not be entirely believable, but the viewers subscribe anyway. While Meg and Audrey play off the ladies’ odd behavior to their English origins, Duncan is suspicious from the start because of Florence’s inheritance to be won.

“Throughout it, there’s this suspension of disbelief in the fast-paced comedy,” Daggett explained. “So, no, they don’t realize they’re actually dudes.”

The devices used to make this play run smoothly, believably and as hilariously as possible fall to the actors’ comedic timing and their on-stage chemistry.

And for how well they play off each other — as women, men or even sword fighters — their side-splitting interactions belie the fact the leading “ladies” had never met before the show’s initial production meetings in April.

As far as the audience reaction, Baker hopes some side pains are felt after the curtain closes. And Paul asserted the cast will be ready to deliver some of the funniest theatre seen all season—pantsuit and all.

With a slight British drawl, Baker reflected, “It has been an adventure, hasn’t it?”

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