Friday, February 17, 2006

The Tailor of E. Kings Hwy at MLP: adept cast brings elan to first production

The best thing about The Tailor of East King's Highway, a first drama by Jeffrey Kallenberg, may be the young cast. But the script is capable and the direction adept.

At Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Phillip Brooks oy-veys across the stage, providing a Jewish father foil for one and all. Jeni Loer and Courtney Gaston are charming and capable as the adult women. Sarah Smith brings a light-up-the-stage smile and voice as the daughter. And Tim Broderick's laser gaze and stentorian voice supplies edge.

Director Walter Schoen has made a lovely chicken broth from the dramatis personnae. Kallenberg's work in progress is a pleasant surprise.

See it Feb. 16 - 18 at 8 pm. Box office: 869-5242. See more at http://www.centenary.edu/playhouse.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What great art at MLP! Is that an original Michael Moore hanging behind J. Kallenberg!?? Oh my!

Robert E Trudeau said...

Lol, Debbie. The art show at MLP during The Tailor of E Kings Hwy was vinously tadasanic. In other words, the colors and images mostly leaped off the canvasses onto your tongue and eyeballs.

The show, which included high-profile artists such as Michael Moore and Tony Reans, was the first group exposure for the West Edge Arts Co-op. The West Edgers are going to place art exhibits in as many venues as possible, says Reans. To exhibit at MLP during the run of a premier work by a local playwright was a smart partnership.