A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
at ETC 1986
Seattle Center
Seattle Washington
Seattle Center
Seattle Washington
Set in the American "old" South - Rome, Georgia
A FUNNY THING, INDEED - "Something familiar - something peculiar." That phrase from the opening number of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is a promise that is certainly fulfilled by this production by the Evergreen Theatre Conservatory. Director Stephen Locklear has taken the ancient and familiar bawdy Roman comedy... and set it in the Old South in Rome, Georgia. ...the cast and opening night audience seemed to have great fun with the idea. ...carried off brightly and brashly... comic glory... The cast maintains high energy and a rollicking pace.
Freddie Brinster, Journal-American
Freddie Brinster, Journal-American
Robert Harriman as HERO
THIS 'FORUM' IS OFF THE WALL, Y'ALL - ...love it all over again... To say that director Stephen D. Locklear stirred things up to a frenzy in the ETC production is probably the only understatement to come out of the evening. It was nonstop buffo-boffo-socko from the moment the company proclaimed "Comedy Tonight!" until, dripping with perspiration and aglow with accomplishment, the company took its final bow. Wow!
Wayne Johnson, Seattle Times
Wayne Johnson, Seattle Times
Thomas Arthur as HYSTERIUM
Candid Courtesans - Backstage
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director - Stephen Locklear
Musical Director - W.L. Larsen
Costume Designer - Alan Madsen
Set Design - Robert Strand
Light Designer - Gordon Peone
Director - Stephen Locklear
Musical Director - W.L. Larsen
Costume Designer - Alan Madsen
Set Design - Robert Strand
Light Designer - Gordon Peone
Director Stephen Locklear has devised some ingenious slapstick business. The actors and director insist on comic complexity. ... I left the theatre drained.
Joe Adcock, Seattle P.I.
Joe Adcock, Seattle P.I.
B.J. Stokey as LYCUS
Philip Booth as MILES
THE CAST: from R to L - Mike McCarty. B.J. Stokey, Melissa Handler, Robert Harryman, Jim Orr, Dale Bowers, Penny Rolfe Davis, August Hixon, Pam, Sam Barker, Philip Booth, Shawna, Mayeno, Sable Jack, Thomas Arthur, Stephenie
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - The ETC staging is a constantly entertaining triumph... ETC delivers a spirited production...
Seattle Source
Seattle Source
My fearless Cast & Crew
The late & Great James (Jim) Rodney Orr as Erroneous (backstage)
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