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The show "transports beyond the limits of its original intent turning it into something truly impressive. This play should not be missed" Potomac Stages more reviews below
THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE In a late 1960's San Francisco low-rent bachelor pad instead of a 'pea-green boat' the unlikely duo in this hysterical comedy are certainly at sea! 'The Owl' is a wannabe intellectual author - the evidence is the number of rejection slips he's received - while 'the Pussycat' is a wannabe actress and model - however, to pay the bills she entertains gentleman callers! Having accidentally noticed the traffic at her apartment through his binoculars, the owl did his civic duty by informing her landlord. So now the pussycat has nowhere to spend the night! Why not get revenge by imposing on the owl for a bed? And then, through a battle of wits, words, and wisdoms they both start to 'educate' the other in ways they never knew they could... On stage, Alan Alda was the original Owl, playing opposite Diana Sands' Pussycat, while on screen it was George Segal and Barbra Streisand. In ATW's production however, Helen Hayes Award Winner Rick Hammerly steps into the brains of the frustrated "Owl" while ATW Artistic Director, Jeffrey Johnson, slips into something a little more comfortable as the high-heeled, high-tempered - and in this production, transvestite - "Pussycat", bringing the era of free-love, folk music and the Compton's Cafeteria Riots to life. The production is directed by Helen Hayes Award Winner and new ATW Managing Director, Lee Mikeska Gardner. REVIEW QUOTES POTOMAC
STAGES JEFFREY JOHNSON "performed the part (of Doris) with such mastery" BOTH ACTOR'S TOGETHER: "...the true power of the show come across in the performances of the two leads" THE PRODUCTION: "Watching this reinterpretation as a whole gives the feeling that this is how this show was meant to be." "this is excellent acting, great comedy, and a perfect example of the world class theater here in the Potomac region." "Performances like these are the kind that should reverse the flow of traffic that takes DC theater lovers to NYC and instead show the drama community of the big apple that a road trip is in order for them." DCist BOTH TOGETHER: The show’s many moments of brazen slapstick would play more easily to a packed crowd, and Hammerly and Johnson deserve credit for never letting the energy level drop, even when mugging for a near-empty auditorium. PRODUCTION: Sophisticated takes on sexuality are a signature attribute of ATW plays, frequently adding depth to their productions THE
EXAMINER Johnson is a groovalicious vision, all white go-go boots and splashy lingerie next to Hammerly’s pent-up Felix, a curious intellectual struggling to reason with his libido. PRODUCTION: It works for the company to remain so unpredictable, and here Jeffrey Johnson and his ilk have crafted an exotic, celebratory journey through the core of what it means to be human. Gardner’s savvy production aims its sights on the question of who we are inside METROWEEKLY BOTH ACTORS TOGETHER: PRODUCTION: WASHINGTON
BLADE JEFFREY JOHNSON: definitely has his comedic moments PRODUCTION: ONCE AGAIN, ATW’S gender-bending casting works...and a transvestite hooker livens up ’60s script of ‘Owl and the Pussycat’ |
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"sophisticated takes
on sexuality are a signature attribute of [ganymede] plays, frequently adding depth to their productions." |
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| edgy...gutsy...groundbreaking theatre |
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demonstrates its exceptional theatrical skills and gives Washington’s theater audiences continuingly creative achievements.' |
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| "[ganymede]
has proven that the classics can seem fresh again with a little bit of ingenuity and imagination" |
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