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Patrick Ryan Sullivan is charmingly confident as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, the wealthy Southerner who sweeps Mame away from Patrick, and then he returns in another nicely nuanced and unexpected role.ĭavis finds a way to stage a big show in a little space with an attractively adaptable set by Greg Bierce backed by an impressive video display that establishes all sorts of locations.ĭavis also creates a touching framing device with the older Patrick (played by Nick Lerew) reminiscing about his youthful adventures even as they come to life around him.Ĭhoreographer Shain Stroff (who also plays a few small roles) has staged some dances that look bigger than they actually are (or can be), particularly the title song, which builds verse by verse thanks to the movement and a three-person band, led by musical director and pianist Michael Raabe, that sounds much stronger.Hello! Thanks for attending a performance at freeFall Theatre and for taking the time to write a review.įreeFall is not a community theatre.normal or otherwise! We are a non-profit professional regional theatre operating under a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Lulu Picart as Agnes Gooch, sings as musical director Michael Raabe plays in the freeFall Theatre production of "Mame." MIKE WOOD LIGHTING PHOTO/PROVIDED BY FREEFALLīut McGee makes you fall for Mame all over again, even as you delight in her caustic banter with Lourelene Snedeker as Mame’s friendly rival Vera Charles in “Bosom Buddies," or the way Lulu Picart transforms herself as Agnes Gooch, Patrick’s nanny, who steps through Mame’s window and sheds all touches of the wallflower she was.
We’re supposed to forget it’s a man playing the role, and that might be possible but for the unnecessarily overdone red lips and heavy eye make-up, which serve as constant reminders that this is a man playing a woman.
McGee is a compelling performer, who makes you care both for Mame and those she cares about. Patrick is thrust into a world of colorfully exotic friends as Mame stands up against bigotry and provincialism.Įric Davis’s production may be small because of the space, but it has energy and drive, and Mame is still larger than life in the lively performance of Matthew McGee, who plays her with humor, serious dedication and no attempts at camp, as such a drag performance might suggest.Ī "Behind the Scenes" look at the making of freeFall Theatre's "Mame." MIKE WOOD LIGHTING PHOTO/PROVIDED BY FREEFALLĪ cast of 12 plays all the roles in the whirlwind story of how Mame Dennis opens a new window on adventure for her orphaned young nephew, Patrick, when he comes to live with her in Manhattan in the 1920s. Matthew McGee dons a dress and a lively personality to play the title role in Jerry Herman's musical "Mame" at freeFall Theatre, with musical director Michael Raabe.
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