| The Merry Wives of Windsor
These are definitely not "Desperate" housewives in Shakespeare's original situation comedy!
And even if they were desperate housewives, Alice Ford and Meg Page would certainly never fall for Sir John Falstaff's "charms". Low on funds but with his appetites and waistline as large as ever, the lovable scoundrel has hit on a new scheme: seduce the wives of two of Windsor’s leading citizens and spend their husbands’ fortunes. What could go wrong?! PLENTY!
Performed in the Swan Theatre at Wyuka, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE.
June 11-14, 18-21 - All shows at 7:30
For tickets call: 402-473-2897
Lincoln Journal Star Review
Friday, Jun 05, 2009
He is rotund, randy and a rapscallion.
And he is one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedic characters.
But while actor Joel Story delivers a highly entertaining performance as Sir John Falstaff in the Flatwater Shakespeare production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, he is not the star of the presentation.
That honor needs to be spread across the play’s 19-member cast, including Story.
This Bob Hall-directed piece ranks as one of the best total ensemble acting accomplishments of the Flatwater company.
Story supplies a wonderfully toothy theatrical countenance of lechery in his portrayal of the scoundrel Falstaff, who hopes to aid his financial status by wooing a pair of married women.
But from Becky Key Boesen and Sasha Dobson as the two wives to Stephen Buhler and Dick Nielsen as their husbands, with solid support from Melissa Lewis Nuss, Ryan Kathman, Robie Hayek, Nathan Weiss, Larry Mota, Trent Stork, Gage Wallace and young Sam Colwell, one would have to look far and wide to find a more complete, committed and engaged cast.
Bold and bawdy, The Merry Wives of Windsor is a surefire must see. |
