Now playing at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, Knickers will have you
laughing till your sides hurt!
Packed with outrageous one-liners, stellar performances by Liz Gillroy (Terri),
Martha Zimmerman (Mary), and Susan Johnston Collins (Barb) will take you on a merry
romp as down-home mill-town girls transform their town and their lives.
With town's mill shut down and employment in the town rapidly becoming a distant
memory, the last thing these girls need is government spin from the primly proper,
but philandering, transplanted tourist co-ordinator hired to turn a rock in the
middle of nowhere into a tourist mecca. Or do they? Danielle Nicole as Amanda gives
this character uniquely added dimensions we do not expect.
The production team has done an outstanding job in designing a set which perfectly
compliments the believability of the story. From St. Thomas and in his third year
with the Port Stanley Festival Theatre, Production Manager Dariusz Korbiel has won
several Brickendon awards. His duties on Knickers included props, paint,
set work, and financial management.
Technical Director Travis Hatt is in his second year with the PSFT, doing the majority
of set construction along with lighting and sound production. He is Lighting Designer
for Knickers.
Production Assistant Mike Williams, new to the PSFT production crew, has a background
in film and fine art and hails from Aylmer. He does some scenic painting and operates
both lights and sound for every show, as well as assisting with turnarounds.
Set Designer Eric Bunnell has been designing sets for the PSFT for many years. This
year he has done the set design for Knickers and Love Shack, and you've
seen his work in prior seasons in Mending Fences, Running Mates, Animal
Magnetism, Don't Dress For Dinner, and Perfect Wedding.
Amanda's bright idea of starting a business making designer underwear in all sizes
catches the townspeople's imagination and support - but it's the getting there that's
all the fun. Laughter continually rolled through the theatre with the audience repeatedly
bursting into spontaneous applause. With the deep male voices adding a richness
to the reverberating laughter, it was often hard to tell whether it was the men
or the women in the audience who were most enjoying the show.
The two acts seemed to fly by in an instant as the audience jumped to its feet in
a thunderous standing ovation to justly reward the actors at the final curtain call.
Playing until August 7th, 2010, Knickers is a "must see" for anyone wanting
to put a glow of merriment on their summer.
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