As we have come to expect, Buntport has taken a relatively simple story about a female bank robber who disguises herself as a man and turns it on its ear. For instance, instead of one Peggy Jo, there are four – three female and one male. Two of them represent Peggy Jo early in her robbery career and two twenty years later. The fifth character is Steve, an FBI agent who pulls the story together and tracks her down

Part of the set is a giant billboard that proclaims “If you’re ready to start your future today, Guaranty Bank!” With hilarious variations, this became the clarion call of the group in a manner similar to Jeff Foxworthy’s multiple riffs on “You might be a redneck.” The set consists of a huge motor home stripped of its outer shell in which getaways are made and life is lived between robberies. Grandma highlights the smutty parts of romance novels; corn nuts are consumed and explanations made to the tag-along FBI agent. A sixth character in the production is a pet duck included because of Peggy Jo’s real job in a petting zoo. When asked after the show “Which came first, the story or the duck?” the unanimous response was “the duck.”

It is so hard to explain the threads of humor that wend through any Buntport production and the inventiveness with which they tackle their chosen subject matter. The emphasis may vary from one company member to another from production to production, but the creativity and unity of the group is always of the highest caliber. For instance, usual Buntporter Evan was missing from this show, but Emily K. Harrison from Boulder’s Square Product Company stepped in to become one of the Peggy’s. Most of the story was moved forward this time by company member Hannah Duggan until the last five minutes when Erin Rollman stepped forward to take the final spotlight. But all along the way, they were united by the work of Erik Edborg as the FBI agent/used car salesman and Brian Colonna as the one male Peggy (i.e., Cowboy Bob, her alias).

These shows sell out. Sometimes they come back to be revisited; sometimes they don’t. So your best idea is to see them the first time when you can.

A WOW factor of 8.5!

-Beki Pineda, June 7, 2014, GetBoulder.com