FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE
VINTAGE THEATRE: 7/29 – 9/4
Kelly Uhlenhopp and Andrew Uhlenhopp
(Photo Credit:Christine Fisk/DenverMind Media)
When we meet Frankie and Johnny we’re
immersed in darkness. The sounds of love play and orgasmic climax fill the
theatre. Once the lights come up we see two people struggling to find a common
ground. Johnny is passionately vocal about his confidence that this new
connection with Frankie is the mother lode. Frankie on the other hand is more
reserved, remembering, and not wishing to repeat experiences involving abuse
and rejections in her past.
Will she
cave and allow the birth of the passionately loving relationship that Johnny
paints?
He wants to
secure this night as the first in a long term relationship. She’s more fearful
and vulnerable. Her realistic tendencies seem in conflict with his ecstatic and
rabidly romantic pursuit.
What does love mean to each of them? Will
cynicism about love win out over habitual loneliness and fear of the allowance
of another attempt to connect?
This fine
trio of artists: Kelly Uhlenhopp as Frankie, Andrew Uhlenhopp as Johnny and
director Missy Moore have come together to produce an evening with delicious humor
and just a dollop of romantic suspense. Johnny weaves a spell around Frankie that
one hopes will be irresistible.
Terrance McNally
has written the incantation of a perfect romance. What a dynamic to watch a
love be born and wonder if it will last til sunrise. At one point the waitress
says to the chef, “I'm a ‘BLT down’ kind of person and you're looking for a ‘pheasant
under glass’ sort of person.”
The
aromas of onions and toast as he cooks her a western omelette are enticing just
as this evening is.
Vintage
Theatre presents
"Frankie
and Johnny in Claire de Lune"
July
29 – Sept. 4
A
bittersweet comedy traces the unlikely romance between two middle-aged “losers.”
Vintage
Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010
For
mature audiences; contains nudity and sexual situations.
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