EYE WEEKLY Review:
The genial vignettes that comprise Bert and I are unworthy of their adapter. As far as I can tell, John E. Nelles does a fine job mimicking the dialects, mannerisms and onomatopoeia of rural Maine. But his material, recorded over a period beginning five decades ago, is all sub–Vinyl Café folksiness. (1958 may actually be the last time anyone laughed at a joke about the dishonesty of slick big-city lawyers.) The country mouse/city mouse joshing is bad enough; when Nelles segues into some directions-giving humour I seriously considered driving a pen through my eardrum. If New England folkways are inherently fascinating to you, however...
Play details & schedule:
by Robert Bryan, Marshall Dodge, adapted by John Nelles
(
www.act4living.ca)
presented by Maine Event Productions from Toronto, ON
Two lobster fishermen land with a big catch of Down East
wit and wisdom for all you folks “from away.” City slickers, lost
tourists, a world champion moose caller, and many local characters
delight with dry humour, accent, and the homely wisdom of New England.
As tasty and salty as fresh lobster!
Director: John Nelles
Cast: John E. Nelles
Audience: General Audience
55 min.
Venue 1: St. Vladimir’s Theatre
Fri, July 3 1:15 PM
Sat, July 4 11:00 PM
Sun, July 5 7:30 PM
Wed, July 8 6:15 PM
Thu, July 9 Noon
Sat, July 11 8:45 PM
Sun, July 12 8:15 PM