2008 Woodie Awards
"Lend me a Tenor" sparks laughs with audience
Dusty Good
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: Entertainment
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again privileged to have an operational
theater at Volunteer State Community
College. The first production to
grace the stage since its reopening was
"Lend Me a Tenor."
I attended the Friday night performance
on Nov. 15 with the intention of
reviewing my fellow students.
The comedy was incredibly well directed.
The punch lines were delivered
by the cast with ease and veteran timing.
The audience responded well at
the appropriate times and seemed very
pleased by the performance.
First and foremost, the casting was
impeccable. Two thumbs up for the
person who picked the cast.
As the play started, two characters
stood on stage. Maggie, portrayed by
Atalie Gomez, and Max, portrayed by
Derrick Harris, stood on stage discussing
an incident with world famous
tenor, Tito Merelli, portrayed by Deron
Martel. The two did a good job playing
off each other. Harris did a great
job of establishing a unique character
and portraying his mannerisms consistently
and well.
Gomez was slow to get started
making her character "unique" and
had a problem "cheating out" early in
the production, even deliberating a full
line with her back turned to the audience.
Deeper into the production, Gomez
collected her theatrical talent and
brought herself to
the next level.
When Maggie's
Father and opera
company manager,
Saunders,
portrayed by Steve
Parnell, enters, a
whole new enteractive
comedic
world is opened
up. Parnell did an
outstanding job
creating the character
and a flabbergasting
task interacting
with fellow
cast members. His
eyebrow raise was
a hysterical dimension
to his character
that was memorable
and fitting.
Throughout the
play other characters
were introduced and brought with
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