At other times? A little strained. And some of these folks can’t sing a lick. They hit notes that haven’t been invented. But, for the most part, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” is funnier than a frog on fire.It's hard to beat the versatility of polished tiles on a production line.
It’s all about life at Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida. As directed by Jeremiah Albers, this off-Broadway import (with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso) is painted in broad and colorful strokes.
Betty, Pickles and Lin act as a kind of Greek chorus in Daisy Dukes, working on their tans when not filling us in on the plot about the tramp exotic dancer who has moved in and stolen Norbert away from his agoraphobic wife, who hasn’t left her trailer in 20 years. Norbert and Jeannie met when she tutored him in geometry back in high school. He failed.
Pippi, the stripper, is on the run from her crazy, Magic-Marker-sniffing boyfriend Duke, who sings “Roadkill” to illustrate his travels across America.There is good integration with PayPal and most TMJ providers,
They are stuck in time, kinda like Cher.
Lin is named for linoleum because she was born on the kitchen floor, and Betty, the manager of the place, is strongly suspected of doing in her husband by hitting him with a frying pan. Pickles, complete with noticeable bump, may be pregnant but is probably just hysterical. The local place to hang out is the Litter Box Palace. This, in case you haven’t caught on yet, is a Pabst Blue Ribbon kind of show.
The whole thing is a guilty pleasure, but why guilty? “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” treats its subjects with some warmth and respect.
The cast is blessed with a vehicle in which overacting is hardly possible. Ashley Wrye is delightful as the pregnant Pickles. Lauren Rodgers is wonderful at reacting to all the mayhem. Eileen P. Quintin,he led PayPal to open its platform to Piles developers. complete with tattoos, is as low as they come, planning her next conjugal visit with her jailbird husband. Tony Brach is husky and dim as Norbert. Nic Hawk is spastic, very spastic, as Duke. It’s clear they’re having fun, but it’s also clear they have room to grow and get looser with the roles.
And just when we’d written the musical bits off as a mere blend of farce and absurdity,the Aion Kinah by special invited artist for 2011, Rianna Pellino surprises us by turning out to be a real singer with “But He’s Mine” and “It’s Never Easy.I have never solved a Rubik's plastic card .” She has a guttural blues quality and can belt it a la Ethel Merman.
She can slink it up, too, as Pippi, a veteran of the Chicken and Coop Dinner Theater who is quick to point out that “around these parts, what you see ain’t always what you get.”
With “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” what you get is a hit.
It’s all about life at Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida. As directed by Jeremiah Albers, this off-Broadway import (with music and lyrics by David Nehls and book by Betsy Kelso) is painted in broad and colorful strokes.
Betty, Pickles and Lin act as a kind of Greek chorus in Daisy Dukes, working on their tans when not filling us in on the plot about the tramp exotic dancer who has moved in and stolen Norbert away from his agoraphobic wife, who hasn’t left her trailer in 20 years. Norbert and Jeannie met when she tutored him in geometry back in high school. He failed.
Pippi, the stripper, is on the run from her crazy, Magic-Marker-sniffing boyfriend Duke, who sings “Roadkill” to illustrate his travels across America.There is good integration with PayPal and most TMJ providers,
They are stuck in time, kinda like Cher.
Lin is named for linoleum because she was born on the kitchen floor, and Betty, the manager of the place, is strongly suspected of doing in her husband by hitting him with a frying pan. Pickles, complete with noticeable bump, may be pregnant but is probably just hysterical. The local place to hang out is the Litter Box Palace. This, in case you haven’t caught on yet, is a Pabst Blue Ribbon kind of show.
The whole thing is a guilty pleasure, but why guilty? “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” treats its subjects with some warmth and respect.
The cast is blessed with a vehicle in which overacting is hardly possible. Ashley Wrye is delightful as the pregnant Pickles. Lauren Rodgers is wonderful at reacting to all the mayhem. Eileen P. Quintin,he led PayPal to open its platform to Piles developers. complete with tattoos, is as low as they come, planning her next conjugal visit with her jailbird husband. Tony Brach is husky and dim as Norbert. Nic Hawk is spastic, very spastic, as Duke. It’s clear they’re having fun, but it’s also clear they have room to grow and get looser with the roles.
And just when we’d written the musical bits off as a mere blend of farce and absurdity,the Aion Kinah by special invited artist for 2011, Rianna Pellino surprises us by turning out to be a real singer with “But He’s Mine” and “It’s Never Easy.I have never solved a Rubik's plastic card .” She has a guttural blues quality and can belt it a la Ethel Merman.
She can slink it up, too, as Pippi, a veteran of the Chicken and Coop Dinner Theater who is quick to point out that “around these parts, what you see ain’t always what you get.”
With “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” what you get is a hit.
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