By: Sultana F. Ali
Contributing Writer
As a non-actor, there was some inside baseball in this taken-from-Broadway play, "[Title of Show]." That didn't take away from my enjoyment of the show. I was pulled in by the charm and ingenuity of the acting by this talented cast of characters including SAK Comedy Lab favorite, Robyn Pedretti Kelly and local actress, Melissa Mason. Directed by Kenny Howard and Michael Wanzie, the play begins with four chairs; Rob A. Lott and Kevin Kelly are cast as two playwrights hoping to make it big on Broadway. Befuddled about what to write about, they choose to write about their experience of writing about a play, about a couple of guys writing a hit play...you get the point.
The audience joins this duo on their writing journey, soon joined by the effervescent Mason and comedic talent of Robyn Pedretti Kelly, who sign onto their play. A festival submission becomes big, Broadway dreams and as can be expected, egos are bruised along the way to fame. The transitions between scenes are as amusing as the dialogue itself and the cast shines in this Orlando Fringe hit. With only a keyboard player (John B. DeHaas) to provide the music, four chairs, and a lot of imagination; [Title of Show] packs a big punch. Will they make it to Broadway? You simply have to go for yourself and find out.
There is one last performance of [Title of Show] at the Orlando Fringe Festival today. Don't miss this one!
