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| Courtesy Photo. Custom Made Theatre |
STEVE MARTIN’S HILARIOUS ADAPTATION OF 1910 PLAY IS MERCILESSLY COMIC
THE UNDERPANTS
It’s 1913 and a Lady just
doesn’t let her underpants slip onto her shoes while she waves at the King. It
was the scandal of the day. There they were…her underpants were resting on her
Ankles. Her prudish husband (a government clerk) is worried that this improper
mishap will ruin his career. And this couldn’t have happened at a worst time
for him. You see -- he is trying to rent out a spare room. But his wife Louise
now will have a chance to drop her underpants more often because all the
Tenants that want to rent are males.
Louise’s underpants became
celebrity in their own right. The male boarders were lined up trying to rent
the spare room. Not so much for the tiny room – but they think that if she lets
her underpants slip down, maybe she might be interested in something more.
The play is witty -- its
double entendre wording is just a hoot. This cast -- gives the words a
salacious boost that keeps the laughs coming and coming.
Louise is bored with her
stiff husband. And no – that is not a double entendre. But her home life is not
a (‘Bowl of Cherries’).
Most of the interaction with
the Tenants and her husband take place in the Kitchen – where lots of flirting
goes on. It’s such juicy fun to watch.
THE CAST COULDN’T BE MORE
FUN! THEY ARE: Riley Krull, David
Vega, AJ Davenport, Paul Stout, Gabriel A. Ross and Michael Moerman. They are
all crazily entertaining.
HAL GELB, the Director did a
really swell job. And the Costume design by Scarlett Kellum kept the rest of
the cast from dropping their underpants. Hector Zavala created the interesting
Scenic Design.
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Carl Sternheim wrote the
original play. Steve Martin adapted it.
RATING: THREE GLASSES OF
CHAMPANGE!!! – trademarked-
(((Lee Hartgrave has contributed many articles to the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Datebook and he hosted a long-running Arts Segment on PBS KQED))
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