[NEohioPAL]River Street scores with 'Parallel' by herb Hammer
Chris White
chris at antonellic.com
Thu Aug 18 12:14:33 PDT 2005
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River Street scores with "Parallel"
by Herb Hammer
Chagrin Valley Times
8/18/05
Two spiritual beings stand calmly at a rostrum and plan the beginning of =
humans in the world. They first decided the colors: yellow, brown, =
white, etc. White is kinda boring but they leave it in anyhow. Women =
they believe will have all the advantages so they make childbirth =
painful to make up for it.
Leaping forward in time to present day, these same two women play all =
the parts, both men and women, in a dozen skits. The results are =
overall amazingly original and often very funny.
The show, known when it was first produced 19 years ago, was entitled =
"Parallel Lives": The Kathy and Mo Show", written and performed by =
Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney.
At the tiny River Street Playhouse next door to the Chagrin Valley =
Little Theatre, Yvonne E. Pilarczyk and Lisa Tarr assume the roles, and =
who could ask for a better duo.
The authors appear to have written the show for their own amusement. =
Some scenes are rip-roaringly funny and some are not. But with so many =
of these little vignettes you can't be funny all the time. =20
Some of the best include two Catholic women going to confession for the =
first time in over a decade. Besides all their other sins, the worst =
seems to be, they lied a lot. In the same vein, they are driving along =
deciding that their religion is useless. A sudden close call has them =
praying frantically.
And on they go deciding the urn with their aunt's cremated remains =
should have the window seat on the airplane. One of the actresses goes =
over the top worshipping Kenny Rogers. And then a man and a woman in =
bed wake each other in turn with accusations.
It's nice to see this quaint little theater all grown up. The language =
here is sometimes brutal but performed so naturally you wouldn't want it =
any other way.
The best is saved for last. We're at a neighborhood bar. Hank (Miss =
Pilarczyk), a regular and probably always a little drunk, continues to =
tell Karen Sue (Miss Tarr), a soon-to-be-alcoholic, how pretty she is. =
He wants to marry her though he's already married. The conversation is =
repeated over and over and becomes funnier and funnier. Miss Pilarczyk =
shows her great acting range as the lowly Hank. Miss Tarr plays off of =
her perfectly.
Director Barbara Rhoades keeps the action amazingly well-paced. This =
show could have been clumsy waiting for scenes to change, but not here. =
Miss Rhoades knows what's funny and has her changes make the most of =
every laugh.
All in all, "Parallel Lives" is much fun. These two performers should =
win an award for their remarkable versatility. The two hours fly by.
It would be nice to see "Parallel Lives" run for a month or two, rather =
than the merely three weeks on the schedule. You could bet the patrons =
would have to be turned away. This show would pack the house if given =
time.
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 PM
August 12 - August 27
=20
Director: Barbara L. Rhoades
=20
56 River Street Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
Box Office: (440) 247-8955
Box Office Hours: 1 - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday
Tickets $8
Please be sure to visit us at
www.cvlt.org or www.chagrinfalls-ohio.com
CVLT offers a very attractive dinner theater package with three of =
Chagrin Falls' finest restaurants. Make your theater reservations =
first, then call the restaurant of your choice to take advantage of =
their special dinner theater offering. Call one of these fine =
restaurants and enjoy dinner before the show. You should be prepared to =
show your theater tickets prior to seating at the restaurant.=20
Enjoy wonderful cuisine plus an entertaining evening at The River Street =
Playhouse
The Raintree 440-247-4800
Gamekeeper's Tavern 440-247-7744
Blake's Seafood Grille 440-893-9910 =20
=20
Chris White
Corporate Controller
M. Davis Management Services, Inc.
32100 Solon Road Suite 204
Solon, OH 44139
440-542-1724-Phone
440-542-1726-Fax
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>River Street scores =
with=20
"Parallel"</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>by Herb =
Hammer</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Chagrin Valley=20
Times</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>8/18/05</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Two spiritual =
beings stand calmly=20
at a rostrum and plan the beginning of humans in the world. They =
first=20
decided the colors: yellow, brown, white, etc. White is =
kinda boring=20
but they leave it in anyhow. Women they believe will have all the=20
advantages so they make childbirth painful to make up for =
it.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Leaping forward in =
time to=20
present day, these same two women play all the parts, both men and =
women, in a=20
dozen skits. The results are overall amazingly original and often =
very=20
funny.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>The show, known =
when it was first=20
produced 19 years ago, was entitled "Parallel Lives": The Kathy =
and Mo=20
Show", written and performed by Kathy Najimy and Mo =
Gaffney.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>At the tiny River =
Street=20
Playhouse next door to the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Yvonne E. =
Pilarczyk=20
and Lisa Tarr assume the roles, and who could ask for a better=20
duo.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>The authors appear =
to have=20
written the show for their own amusement. Some scenes are =
rip-roaringly=20
funny and some are not. But with so many of these little vignettes =
you=20
can't be funny all the time. </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Some of the best =
include two=20
Catholic women going to confession for the first time in over a =
decade. =20
Besides all their other sins, the worst seems to be, they lied a =
lot. In=20
the same vein, they are driving along deciding that their religion is=20
useless. A sudden close call has them praying=20
frantically.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>And on they go =
deciding the urn=20
with their aunt's cremated remains should have the window seat on the=20
airplane. One of the actresses goes over the top worshipping Kenny =
Rogers. And then a man and a woman in bed wake each other in turn =
with=20
accusations.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>It's nice to see =
this quaint=20
little theater all grown up. The language here is sometimes brutal =
but=20
performed so naturally you wouldn't want it any other =
way.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>The best is saved =
for last. =20
We're at a neighborhood bar. Hank (Miss Pilarczyk), a regular and =
probably=20
always a little drunk, continues to tell Karen Sue (Miss Tarr), a=20
soon-to-be-alcoholic, how pretty she is. He wants to marry her =
though he's=20
already married. The conversation is repeated over and over and =
becomes=20
funnier and funnier. Miss Pilarczyk shows her great acting range =
as the=20
lowly Hank. Miss Tarr plays off of her =
perfectly.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Director Barbara =
Rhoades keeps=20
the action amazingly well-paced. This show could have been clumsy =
waiting=20
for scenes to change, but not here. Miss Rhoades knows what's =
funny and=20
has her changes make the most of every laugh.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>All in all, =
"Parallel Lives" is=20
much fun. These two performers should win an award for their =
remarkable=20
versatility. The two hours fly by.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size=3D2>It would be nice to =
see "Parallel=20
Lives" run for a month or two, rather than the merely three weeks on the =
schedule. You could bet the patrons would have to be turned =
away. =20
This show would pack the house if given time.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV>
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Falls'=20
finest restaurants. Make your theater reservations first, then =
call the=20
restaurant of your choice to take advantage of their special dinner =
theater=20
offering. Call one of these fine restaurants and enjoy dinner =
before the=20
show. You should be prepared to show your theater tickets prior to =
seating=20
at the restaurant. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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