'Wonder of the World' cast members Coleen =
Katen, Susan=20
Lingelbach and Lisa Bommarito react while rehearsing a scene involving a =
helicopter ride at the Brewery Arts Center on Monday night.
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The Proscenium Players' production of =
"Wonder of the=20
World" by David Lindsay-Abaire could well wind up as the weirdest, =
zaniest,=20
wackiest comedy of this year and next.
No fooling.
It's =
the story=20
(more or less) of wife, Cass Harris, finding out that her husband, Kip, =
is=20
hiding a very dirty little secret.
That should be enough to bring you to the =
Donald W.=20
Reynolds Theatre at the Brewery Arts Center between Friday and Nov. 18, =
with=20
shows playing at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday the next three weekends with =
2 p.m.=20
Sunday matinees.
Doug Mishler, director of "Wonder of the World," =
is=20
hoping for a large crowd seeing his quirky comedy/farce. After all, he' =
commuted=20
from Reno for all the rehearsals.
"This is a sort of William Saroyan =
sidewise look at=20
life," says director Misher. "It's also so damn true to life - a =
fractured look=20
at our lives. I've got a wonderful cast - I know, all directors say that =
- but=20
it's certainly true here."
The story goes that Cass finds Kip's =
secret=20
and runs off to Niagara Falls in an effort to do all those things she =
has always=20
meant to do, such as learning Swedish and having sex with a complete =
stranger.=20
She's on a journey of self-discovery, crossing paths with a unworldly =
suicidal=20
alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain and a strange caper involving a =
gargantuan=20
jar of peanut butter, which pushes her close to taking a header over the =
Falls.
Cass has a quickie affair with the Maid of the Mist =
captain,=20
becoming more than an affair. Kip's mystery is revealed in the first =
act, but=20
there's a full act to go, happily funnier and more robust than the=20
first.
"Wonder" confirms the author Lindsay-Abaire as a real =
talent with=20
a madcap imagination and a gift for snappy dialogue.
Susan =
Lingelbach, a=20
senior drama student at the University of Nevada, Reno, is Cass, and she =
sparkles in the role with a deft sense of timing and a lot of clever =
mugging.=20
When she's on stage, things happen.
Jeremy Zutter is her faulty husband, from =
whom she=20
flees and tries to pretend doesn't exist. He's sufficiently hangdog to =
fit the=20
role neatly.
Coleen Katen is, the pilot, Jane, Barb and three =
waitresses.=20
She's also a clown in a eye-shattering jump suit with fright =
wig.
Lois is=20
Lisa Bommarito, who does a fine scene with Cass in a barrel teetering on =
the=20
edge of Niagara Falls; Florence Phillips as retiree Karla contributes =
some very=20
funny lines. Veteran Dave Josten, also a retiree, is Glen (we didn't get =
to see=20
him in action), and Jeff Whitt, another Players standby, is the captain =
of Maid=20
of the Mist and the object of Cass' affections. His scenes with Cass are =
loaded=20
with double-entendre.
This is an adult show, not that it's lurid =
or=20
profane, just that some of the language might lead to children picking =
it up and=20
having mouths washed. We wouldn't want that.
But if you want a belly of laughs and some =
clever=20
acting (Lingelbach shows real talent for comedy here) catch "Wonder" - =
for a=20
wonderful show.
• Sam Bauman is a Nevada Appeal =
Staff=20
Writer. Contact Bauman at
sbauman@nevadaappeal.com or =
881-1236.
If you go
What: "Wonder of the World" by the =
Proscenium=20
Players
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Nov. 9-10 and 16-17 =
and 2=20
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 and 18
Where: Donald W. Reynolds Theatre at =
the=20
Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St.
Call: =
883-1976
TICKETS: $12=20
general, $3 off for PPI & BAC members, seniors, & =
students=20
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