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Lucky Stiff
by Highland Players ![]() ![]() Little does Harry know that the six million dollar fortune is actually in diamonds that his uncle and his lover, Rita LaPorta, embezzled from her husband, a mobster. Rita, a woman with very poor vision, accidentally shoots her lover and then blames the embezzlement and shooting on her optometrist brother, Vinnie Di Ruzzio. Everyone one heads off to Monte Carlo and the hilarity from this well-designed farce ensues. Katie Wrieden was the perfect Annabel Glick. Ms. Wrieden brought the innocence
and determination of this plucky character to life and her vocals were spot on. London Jones as Harry Witherspoon did a fantastic job acting with and maneuvering
a “dead body” around. His rich baritone voice was definitely easy on the ears. The
role of Rita LaPorta was comically portrayed by Jessica Merghart employing a great
Brooklyn accent in her arsenal of talents along with the skilled delivery of one of the
most plot-packed pieces in the show – “Rita’s Confession”. Austin Potts displayed
just the right amount of panic and anxiety for an unfortunate optometrist. His rendition of “The Phone Call” was one of the comic highlights of the evening.
Devin
Kapalla as Dominique Du Director Gregg Osborn deserves kudos for deftly maneuvering this active production in a very limited space. He very clearly knows how to bring the best out of a cast, including the challenge of attacking several different kinds of accents and the portrayal of very distinctive characters. Marty Morgan’s musical direction and staging was consistent throughout, showing the thoroughness of his attention to detail, not just for soloists but for the big group numbers as well. The scenic design was not only remarkably serviceable, but very clever in its simplicity. The stage manager did a great job calling the cues and the stage crew made all of the scene changes happen smoothly and quickly. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening in Monte Carlo with the Highland Players and only wish they had scheduled a second weekend in their run so more people could have experienced their wonderfully portrayed one-of-a-kind production.
Performed November 17 – 20, 2010.
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