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Peer Reviews Stop,
Drop, and Roll Entire contents are copyright © 2007 Joe Monroe, II. All rights reserved.
Stop (whatever you are doing), Drop (EVERYTHING and call Actors' box office), buy a ticket and prepare to Roll with laughter. The Underpants, by Carl Sternheim and adapted by Steve Martin, is hilarious. Steve Martin is probably more widely known for his film credits, but he is a celebrated writer as well. He has written screenplays and won Emmys for his television writing. This adaptation has to go on the list as one of his best. Theo Maske (Triney Sandoval) and Louise Maske (Bethany Caputo) start the show with an upbeat banter concerning an incident Louise was involved in earlier. A few lines into their conversation, we find out that the during the Kaiser's parade, Louise’s underpants ended up around her ankles. While Theo is worried about his job, reputation, and gossip around town, he fails to realize that the gentlemen who are trying to rent the room he has advertised are actually pursuing Louise, and they are only pursuing her because they were eyewitnesses to her "unveiling" earlier that day. In the meantime, while the nosy upstairs neighbor, Gertrude Deuter (Brandy Zarle), is encouraging Louise to have an affair with Frank Versati (Jonathan Hammond), Cohen (Michael Keyloun) is doing all he can to make sure that does not happen. In between the elusions of affairs and salutes to Germany, this show generates a laugh a minute. The cast is great, and all of their characters are unforgettable. The only thing any patron of the arts should do is figure out who they want to have an evening of fun and laughter with, then come to Actors and see why director BJ Jones has won two Jeff awards. This show is a must see.
The Underpants Posted Oct. 8, 2007
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