This is another example of a group of highly skilled artists at the top of their game. Director Eric Davis (also sets/costumes/sound/props) has assembled a dream cast and staged/designed this “unapologetic, irreverent comedy” to uproarious effect. There’s lots of schtick and laughs that you can see coming, but all the actors are so skilled and committed that the verbal and physical comedy still lands with huge belly laughs.
Through, Nov. 5. $25-$55
freeFall Theatre. 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg
727-498-5205; freefalltheatre.com
When the Bershire newspaper arrives, it warns that a serial killer is on the loose targeting “pre-elderly women,” which means that the entourage members, minus the young Maude, are all at risk. A mysterious landlady, Mrs. Bates (Jan Neuberger) and her pipe bomb building nephew Steven Paul (Joe Ditmyer) who lives in the basement and carries around an ax, complete the opportunities for comic mayhem.
And suffice it to say that nothing escapes Ms. Symons’ satirical spear. Wokeness, pronouns, white privilege, Ozempic, don’t say gay, horror movie tropes, fake news, Tucker Carlson, and on and on. Plus there’s a running gag about Hall & Oats that works every time. If you need a hearty evening of laughter, this one is for you.
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