[NEohioPAL]STAR BEACON REVIEW "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" AT GEAUGA THEATER
Ms Jacinda Mary Sandness
lebleujacinthe at yahoo.com
Fri May 18 10:34:31 PDT 2007
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AS READ IN THE STAR BEACON "WEEKENDER"=0AYou Can=92t Take It With You=0Aby =
Roger Smith=0A =0A If you have caught the Spring ballet at the A=
shtabula Arts Center and you have heard the Ashtabula Area Orchestra and yo=
u are looking for something to fill this weekend, you might want to take a =
drive to Chardon to see an outstanding production of =93You Can=92t Take It=
With You.=94 =0A The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild most assuredly=
has mounted one of the best shows around the area. This funny slice of li=
fe in a not-so-normal household warms the cockles of the heart as it makes =
the point that happiness comes in many different shapes and sizes.=0A =
The pages of cast biographies list a litany of theatrical experiences=
, most in Northeast Ohio. Many faces will be familiar to audience members.=
Each and every actor in this offering does nothing less than a profession=
al portrayal of his character. It is obvious that the show is well cast, w=
ell directed and well rehearsed. There isn=92t a moment where one doesn=92=
t feel as though he is sitting in the living room watching the action aroun=
d him.=0A There are those times when it is important to make a =
special note of a performance. Right in the middle of all that acting expe=
rience, Matthew Mortensen wrote that this was his =93first part in any play=
. Ever.=94 Cast in the role of Tony Kirby, Mortensen gave an artistic pres=
entation that belied his theatrical biography. One would never have known i=
t was his initial venture onto a stage. =0A It seems that everyt=
hing came together perfectly the night I was in the audience. The set is b=
elievable and workable, the costumes are eye catching, and the technical as=
pect of the show adds to its success =96 and this show is a success with a =
capital =93S=94.=0A The Geauga Lyric Theater is located at 101 W=
ater Street (at Routes 6 & 44) in the Square in Chardon. You can see the s=
how tonight or Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. or Sunday at 2:00 in the afterno=
on. Tickets can be reserved by phoning the box office at =0A440-286-2255.=
Visit the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild=92s web site at www.geaugatheater.org=
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p; </SPAN>If you have caught the Spring ballet at the Ashtabula=
Arts Center and you have heard the Ashtabula Area Orchestra and you are lo=
oking for something to fill this weekend, you might want to take a drive to=
Chardon to see an outstanding production of =93You Can=92t Take It With Yo=
u.=94<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><=
/P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Time=
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unt: 1"> =
</SPAN>The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild most assuredly has mounted one of the=
best shows around the area.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN=
>This funny slice of life in a not-so-normal household warms the cockles of=
the heart as it makes the point that happiness comes in many different sha=
pes and sizes.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MAR=
GIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D5><FONT color=
=3D#40007f><SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &=
nbsp; </SPAN>The pages of cast biographies li=
st a litany of theatrical experiences, most in Northeast Ohio.<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Many faces will be familiar to audienc=
e members.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each and every ac=
tor in this offering does nothing less than a professional portrayal of his=
character.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is obvious th=
at the show is well cast, well directed and well rehearsed.<SPAN style=3D"m=
so-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There isn=92t a moment where one doesn=92t =
feel as though he is sitting in the living room watching the action around =
him.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0=
in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D5><FONT color=3D#40007f=
><SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1">  =
; </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </=
SPAN>There are those times when it is important to make a special note of a=
performance.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Right in the m=
iddle of all that acting experience, Matthew Mortensen wrote that this was =
his =93first part in any play. Ever.=94<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&n=
bsp; </SPAN>Cast in the role of Tony Kirby, Mortensen gave an artistic pres=
entation that belied his theatrical biography. One would never have known i=
t was his initial venture onto a stage. </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>=0A<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">=
<FONT size=3D5><FONT color=3D#40007f><SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> =
; </SPAN>It see=
ms that everything came together perfectly the night I was in the audience.=
<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The set is believable and w=
orkable, the costumes are eye catching, and the technical aspect of the sho=
w adds to its success =96 and this show is a success with a capital =93S=94=
.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D5><FONT color=3D#40007f><S=
PAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> &n=
bsp; </SPAN>The Geauga Lyric Theater is located at 101 Wa=
ter Street (at Routes 6 & 44) in the Square in Chardon.<SPAN style=3D"m=
so-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You can see the show tonight or Saturday ni=
ght at 8:00 p.m. or Sunday at 2:00 in the afternoon.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes"> </SPAN>Tickets can be reserved<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes"> </SPAN>by phoning the box office at </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>=
=0A<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times N=
ew Roman" color=3D#40007f size=3D5>440-286-2255. Visit the Geauga Lyric The=
ater Guild=92s web site at </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.geaugatheater.org/"=
><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3D#40007f size=3D5>www.geaugatheater.=
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