Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at The Foundry
by Sean Polite
Very much the even point in the show was Mr. Russell Cutts, previous Rabbit Box storyteller and MC extraordinaire. With an effortless mix of warmth in the messages he gave to the audience, and the coolly composure of a solidly running host, Mr. Cutts charmed newcomers, encouraged the storytellers, boasted upon the board members/volunteers, and entertained the return crowds at The Foundry in his own inimitable way.
Once was the era of a precocious young Jim Lavender, a Possum Town, Mississippi scamp whose sense of mischief knew no bounds. In his day-to-day pursuits of perfecting the art of “Getting Even,” his accomplices included his pet snake and possum. His targets, the culture the southern debutante culture, racially-endorsed class designations in Civil War re-enactment society, and even his occasional rival prankster — his older sister (along with a precious hemline of hers). Want to know more about execution of his schemes and the results? Listen and find out!
When she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at age 19, Cricket Bancroft‘s study of performance enriched her growing belief in the beauty of life. Two relationships would organically blossom at this time. One begat a warm courtship, intimating a romance newborn. The other marked the blossoming of a platonic friendship, and the hope that it would stay its’ sweet course. One of them would change, with six stark words. Unknowingly and suddenly, Cricket‘s belief would be in danger…and so much more. Where can“Getting Even” apply when a situation demands Getting Away?
Returning to the Rabbit Box stage, Mr. Paul Guillebeau invites us to the Alaskan frontier (University of Alaska). He and his buddy Kit are thick as thieves, until the classic foil of an attractive lady bids their attention. Both eyeing her affections, even a competition of Gentlemen can yield only one winner. But oh, when you hear how they one up each other! So who will win? And will their friendship be at a loss?
She was the very reason that David Stroud first stepped foot here in the Classic City, to be with the one. Though this woman was everything to him just the way she was, he could only be everything to her by being everything he wasn’t. Love at such an imbalance couldn’t bear well for anyone — let alone Mr. Stroud. What the mind figures would inevitably happen from here is quite possibly catastrophic and saddening. What the heart hopes that occurs would by redemptive by his story’s end. Listen and see..
Many moons ago, Donna Smith Fee and her pally roommate take the leap and attend their first party together. A reckless wind (to put it mildly) provides a stark interruption of their libations. Donna witnesses the vivid invocation of a pranking spirit prepared for the moment of payback — by the offering of some performing players not yet prepped for the prime time.
Emily Parker + New Job + Newly Svelte Figure + New Wardrobe + New Relationship + Return To Ahens = New Day
New Chance To Try The Art of Seduction + Inspired Purchase + Fantastic Dining + Opportunity With Her Honey + Apt Timing – The Best Laid Plans = An Unintentionally (Albeit Luckily For Us) Hilarious Romp For The Ages
In 1976, Mony Abrol is making his way up the shipping company ladder, and a super-exclusive luncheon club is so far a leap up, that the rung on which he gracefully hangs seems like entry level. He’s an outsider ethnically and socially to the $500 a plate conglomerate, but he’s a good, genuine, hard-working man with a wonderful, supportive wife. Patience and perseverance aside, can the underdog Mony even up the odds to score a spot in the big house?
To carry the mantle of baby of the Benson Brothers, playfully sabotaging people isn’t simply a thing to pass the time. In late 1970’s Philadelphia, it’s a way of life which Greg Benson dabbles into, and then cherishes. However, with a hit list of cars, the infamous Whaley family. and tractors, the high speed and intensity of the pranking is long overdue to catch up with him. Taking the risks that he does through the years, his conscience and the fast lane of pranking loom like spectral figures to get even with his silly ways….maybe?
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