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Sample full-bodied humor in ‘Sideways’ at The Playhouse
Mike Sears, Sean Allan Krill and Patrick Breen in La Jolla Playhouse’s production of ‘Sideways.’ Kevin Berne
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s revealed in La Jolla Playhouse’s house to wish her a happy birthday — and “Sideways,” a bachelor party before for Miles to lift some money out of her a wedding can take different forms drawer — the guys are off. There isn’t a — especially when it becomes a winewine-tasting room in the valley the guys tasting road trip for two guys in mid-life. miss. At each one, Miles teaches Jack how Playhouse Director Emeritus Des to spot the best Pinot and how to sniff it, McAnuff shares his swish it and finally talents with a great taste it. cast to deliver laugh Jack doesn’t need the ■ What: ‘Sideways’ after laugh along with wine to free up his raves at the end of the wildly mad search for ■ When: Matinees, evenings to Aug. 25 production. fun and women, but ■ Where: Sheila and Hughes Potiker Playwright Rex Miles isn’t quite on the Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Pickett said he wants same page as his friend. 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, audiences to be In fact, Miles keeps UC San Diego campus entertained by his play, questioning Jack about ■ Tickets: From $15 and understand that, his flirtations, like these characters, reminding him that ■ Box Office: (858) 550-1010 all of us are flawed, but he’s about to be ■ Website: LaJollaPlayhouse.org lovably human. married in a week. Jack ■ Note: ‘Sideways’ is for adults and Jack (Sean Allan tries to help his friend contains profanity and sexual dialogue. relax and forget his Krill), an actor and TV director, is soon to be recent divorce, and the married and wants his bachelor party to fact that Miles’ novel might or might not take place in the wine country of Santa get published and that he hasn’t had sex Ynez Valley. Who better to spend that time in years. with than his best man and wine Eventually, the guys end up at the aficionado Miles (Patrick Breen)? Windmill Inn, where “Sideways” author After a quick stop at Miles’s mother’s and playwright Pickett actually stayed
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during struggles in his own life. There, Miles is reacquainted with Maya (Nadia Bowers), a woman he met years ago and highly admires. Jack immediately zeros in on server, Terra (Zoë Chao). As fast as Jack can say, “pour me another one,” he and Terra are sexual partners who can’t get enough of each other. Jack tells Terra he loves her and wants to make a life with her. This, of course, freaks Miles out. Although he would like to pursue Maya, Miles has too many problems plaguing him. Add in a wild boar hunter (who actually shoots at Jack and Miles), a bride-to-be frantically trying to reach Jack, Miles calling his ex-wife to find out she’s already remarried, and it’s a cork-popping explosion of misdeeds and laughs with these guys in mid-life crises. How Jack and Miles became friends is a good question, as they are totally opposites.
Krill is the perfect actor to portray Jack. It’s hard to take your eyes off someone who looks a lot like Robert Redford and creates effervescence with every action. He really pays homage to Thomas Haden Church’s role of Jack in the 2004 movie that garnered Church an Academy Awardnomination. Breen’s take on Miles’ dual sides — worrywart versus wine intellectual wordsmith — is spot on. Bower’s Maya is mild-mannered, like Miles, and more of a thinker than a doer. Chao’s Terra is impulsive, like Jack, and when she learns about Jack’s upcoming wedding, she generates a scene blowout that brings cheers from the audience. The scenic design (by Robert Brill) takes you to wine country and composer Michael Roth’s music selections add depth to each scene.
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