3/14-24 The 39 Steps at Riverwalk is a must-see — and a great show to bring those "non theatre people" to. Everyone will love this lightning paced spoof of a Hitchcock spy thriller - "4 Actors,140 Characters, 104 Minutes of Hilarity!" Master engineer/director Jane Falion has these four actors whipping through costume and character changes with deft set juggling that makes it hard to believe there are only four of them. The suave but harried Joe Baumann is the endearing hero, Richard Hannay; the versatile Amy Winchell plays three wildly divergent ladies; Scott Laban and Bob Purosky defy gravity and imagination as they hilariously transform into the other 136 characters. At the end, my cheeks ached from grinning and laughing.
All the technical aspects enhance the experience. Matt Ottinger's extensive music and sound fuel the pace and mood; he's even patched together a real Hitchcock speech at the beginning. Tim Fox's lighting is another complex work of art and the "fog" is well managed; the set/furniture/props/wigs/mustaches have that 30's look (Jane Falion, Larry Savoie, Roger Nowland; Daniel Moore); the costumes, too, evoke the era (Jane Falion, Marge Hetherington, Michelle Booher-Purosky.)
So any of you who missed this fun show last summer at Over the Ledge (extra purple heart to that cast, who raced through this crazy show in un-airconditioned heat) have no excuse to miss Riverwalk's excellent (and temperature-controlled) version of this hilarious script, adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock.
Continues through March 24 - 7pm Bargain Thursdays ($10/$8); 8pm Fri/Sat; 2 pm Sun ($14/$12)
riverwalktheatre.com
All the technical aspects enhance the experience. Matt Ottinger's extensive music and sound fuel the pace and mood; he's even patched together a real Hitchcock speech at the beginning. Tim Fox's lighting is another complex work of art and the "fog" is well managed; the set/furniture/props/wigs/mustaches have that 30's look (Jane Falion, Larry Savoie, Roger Nowland; Daniel Moore); the costumes, too, evoke the era (Jane Falion, Marge Hetherington, Michelle Booher-Purosky.)
So any of you who missed this fun show last summer at Over the Ledge (extra purple heart to that cast, who raced through this crazy show in un-airconditioned heat) have no excuse to miss Riverwalk's excellent (and temperature-controlled) version of this hilarious script, adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock.
Continues through March 24 - 7pm Bargain Thursdays ($10/$8); 8pm Fri/Sat; 2 pm Sun ($14/$12)
riverwalktheatre.com
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