Always a Bridesmaid
Vintage Theatre: 7/17 – 8/29
L-R: Chip Winn Wells and Rachel Bouchard
“Always a
Bridesmaid” by Jessie Jones, Jamie Wooten and Nicholas Hope is a comedy about a
group of suhthuhn belles who have made a pact while in high school that they
will support each other by being each other’s bridesmaids as the time draws
near for them to tie the knot.
The life
long friendships of the women described in this play may put you in mind of those
presented by the playwright(s) in their previous play, “The Dixie Swim Club.”
That play was also about a group of women whose friendships withstand the test
of time.
The action in
“Always a Bridesmaid” takes place in Carlton Oaks, a fancy wedding
establishment in Virginia. The lady who runs the joint is Sedalia. This
character is played as a sort of exacting and persnickety control freak by Chip
Winn Wells.
Monette is
played by a very funny Suzanne Nepi. She’s been married multiple times and owns
a theatre of sorts in Nashville. This character is one of the plum roles and Ms.
Nepi gets more than her share of the humorous lines.
Cindy
Laudadio-Hall plays Charlie, the down-to earth member of the group who suffers
panic attacks the closer she gets to walking down the aisle.
Libby Ruth
is the friend who has remained married since shortly after high school. She’s a
childlike woman who manages to sing intentionally loudly and off key and talks
to stuffed animals.
Kathi
Wood’s portrayal of Deedra Wingate provides an anchor of sanity in this sea of
pre-nuptial insanity. She’s a judge who
remains centered and poised most of her time on stage and provides us with
perhaps the most natural of the performances.
Rachel
Bouchard is picture perfect as Kari Ames-Bissette, the daughter of Libby Ruth. Her
character opens and closes the play with moments from her long-winded, rambling
wedding reception toast, which becomes increasingly funny as she downs the
wedding champagne.
The
costumes for the show by Christine Samar are fittingly outrageous.
Vintage Theatre
presents
“Always a
Bridesmaid”
Four friends have
sworn to keep their Senior Prom promise: to be in each other's weddings.
July 17 - Aug 30*
Fri/Sat at 7:30
p.m.; Sun at 2:30 p.m.; Thurs., Aug 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
$28 ($24 advance)
303-856-7830 or online at www.vintagetheatre.org
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