Mrs. Mannerly
Miners Alley Playhouse: 1/11 – 2/17
Left to right: Chris Bleau, Erica Lee Johnson and Deborah Curtis
“Mrs. Mannerly” is a memory play about an etiquette class in
which ten-year-old (playwright)
Jeffrey Hatcher was enrolled. In it we get to experience the hilarious
autobiographical glimpses of an artist’s early life unlike anything since
Federico Fellini’s screenplay for “Amarcord.”
Deborah Curtis is smashing as the lady who runs the
etiquette class. Whether commandeering a crew of youthful misfits, drunkenly
revealing her past or fading into the older Jeffrey Hatch’s scrapbook, this
lady shines.
Chris Bleau is an ideal casting choice for the boyish
Hatcher. His fresh faced good looks bespeak perennial youth. Bleau’s instincts
are refreshingly on target in this role and his comic timing spot on.
Erica Lee Johnson plays all the rest of the young Hatcher’s
classmates with a chameleon-like virtuosity that is astounding to behold. Each
and all of these characters come to vibrant life with just the addition of a
pair of glasses or a hat.
Richard H. Pegg is at the top of his directorial game with
his work on this production.
His overseeing of all aspects thereof includes an especially well executed lighting
design by Karalyn ‘Star’ Pytel .
Chris Bleau and Deborah Curtis
Bright humor abounds
throughout. The only thing missing
on opening night was a true sense of pathos when the memory of Miss Mannerly
fades out at final curtain. Mr. Hatcher's writing is centered more on his journey of being the class good boy than the relationship between the teacher and the boy.
Miners Alley Playhouse presents
"Mrs. Mannerly"
A comic tale reveals truths about the face we present and our real selves.
Jan 11 – Feb 17
Fri. and Sat. @ 7:30 p.m. and Sun @ 6 p.m. (2 p.m. on Feb. 17)
$19.00 - $29.50; senior, student and group rates available.
303-935-3044 or online at www.minersalley.com
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue (13th and Washington 2nd floor entrance on 13th) in Golden, CO.
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