[New post] ‘Meteor Shower’ delivers madcap naughty fun at Willits Community Theatre
gqlshare posted: "For some saucy madcap fun, comic Steve Martin's play "Meteor Shower" opens at the Willits Community Theatre April 7 for a three-week run. A play on marriage and infidelity, the production takes a hilarious look at what happens when one couple decides to p" The Willits News
For some saucy madcap fun, comic Steve Martin's play "Meteor Shower" opens at the Willits Community Theatre April 7 for a three-week run. A play on marriage and infidelity, the production takes a hilarious look at what happens when one couple decides to play dirty with another couple, with an unexpected outcome.
Kathy Vellis, left, and Haley Morse may look friendly, but the two wives are about to end up plotting mayhem on each other in Steve Martin's comedy "Meteor Shower."
Corky and Norm are committed to being the perfect couple when they decide to host another couple for an evening party. As a lark, Gerald and Laura arrive intending to wreck Norm and Corky's marriage into a "total collapse." The prospect is looking bleak for the fans of fidelity and love until a meteor shower hits the party, which upsets the normal flow of time, so that events of the evening are jumbled. The four characters begin to re-experience the party under different configurations of reality.
The result is a naughty look at love and marriage, treachery and seduction, as seen through a kaleidoscope of déjà vu encounters – all making for a unique and astonishing comedy made even more unique by Steve Martin's non-stop wit and word gags. The play was a 2017 Broadway hit, with Amy Schumer receiving a Tony Award nomination for her role as Corky.
Director Robert Ford has cast two real-life couples in the roles, with WCT veterans Kathy and Aris Vellis as Corky and Norm, and newcomers Haley Morse and Jeshua Holt as Laura and Gerald.
Ford says of the central action, "The play has a narrative arc. It also has a dramatic element of going back in time repeatedly, and replaying different instances for the audience."
With its short, fast-paced scenes, the play is easily reachable, while also delivering an intriguing under-current of psychological meaning. On a simple level, Ford adds, "It is a racy comedy, or naughty might be the more accurate word." The play does contain adult language and themes.
In Steve Martin's comedy "Meteor Shower," Aris Vellis, left, may think he's got a friend in his guest Jeshua Holt, but he's about to find out otherwise – for all is not what it seems.
Shows run April 7-23, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. – with one exception, no show on April 9, Easter Sunday. Tickets are $20 for all shows and available online at: www.wctperformingartscenter.org, or at the door.
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