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| Review of TFAHETGDSP of ACC | |
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by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of A Christmas Carol Directed by Scott Nolte through December 29, 2007 Taproot Theatre It has to be the longest name for a play or maybe even a book or movie or poem or marquee, ever. Unless one of the other plays by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr. about these same women pencils out to be more letters&. TFAHETGDSP of ACC or The Play (from herein after, as they say in legal circles) is obviously a comedic take on the traditional Christmas plays one sees year after year. Placed in England, these earnest women of the local community strive to bring "culcha" to the rest of the world by putting on classic productions. However, they're not all on time and don't all know their lines and sometimes the scenery falls apart. You get the picture. It's not exactly the best way to get the moral of A Christmas Carol, but it is one of the most fun productions of it that I can think of sitting through. Scott Nolte and crew bring out all the merriment and complication in a simple presentation that complements the low-key abilities of the ladies in The Play. Costumes are suitably tacky, egos are suitably large and the sound-and-lights guy does his best to be noticed. Apparently, their occasional song-and-dance numbers even need to be choreographed (by Bob Borwick). The show zings along pretty briskly, although why it really needs to be divided into two acts is somewhat of a mystery. There are lots of little visual touches that amuse, such as a flat stick-your-head-through picture board that stands in for a bed and little puppets fly through the air for traveling. Be careful if you're placed in front; you might become one of the actors when they run out of them. The audience seemed to find the whole experience uproarious at times and little children present had lots of fun. So, if you like your holiday entertainments lite, you'll be happy you joined the ladies of Farndale for a little "culcha." For more information, go to www.taproottheatre.org or call (206) 781-9707. Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@gmail.com. |
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