Whether you’re “in the vein” (sorry!) for a ridiculously funny play, or willing to give up your “kingdom for a horse”- laugh, (sorry again!) Buntport’s RICHARD’s the one for you!
Lucky for us, Buntport’s shows are never what anyone can possibly imagine.
So…
Imagine yourself in a seat in a school gym where self-absorbed pundits eat strawberry snacks.
In a nut shell, The Richard the Third Society is having its meeting in the school gym this time. Having invited special guest, Philippa, a novelist and famed reporter on the finding of Richard’s bones neath a parking lot, this society of Richard enthusiasts is set for a grand interview.
Played with delightfully absurd propriety by Hannah Duggan, Phillipa goes from prim to explosive in a nano-second when sports activity from the other side of the gym interrupts her coy presentation.
There’s also a wondrous representation of Queen Margaret by the dynamically gifted comic, Erin Rollman. In eye-popping period robes, headgear and pointy shoes, this actor punctuates the evening with hilariously engaging trivia involving everything imaginable, from Victorian undergarments to a discussion of accents!
Arriving late for the festivities, George, the president of these Richard enthusiasts, played with preening narcissism by Erik Edborg, spars with every man ‘Also George,’ (Brian Colonna) who does everything from setting up and tearing down, to writing of the minutes once the meeting is over.
I hope I haven’t said too much about this 50thoriginal play by these intrepid players. By now everyone knows that Buntport is a national treasure. All four of these astoundingly talented actors are famous for keeping us guessing as to which comic universe we’ll be exploring next.
Get set to be wondrously entertained!!!
Oh, and let me know if the Bard actually did malign King Richard. I mean, Really!!! Isn’t everyone ‘discontent in winter?”(not sorry.)
– David Marlowe April 11th, 2022 Marlowe’s Musings