Noises Of f on Sanibel
The screamingly funny play-within-a-play Noises Off opened Jan. 12 at BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater with an enormously talented New York cast. The show runs through Feb. 17. Noises Off is a laughout-loud farce surrounding the opening night performance of a play titled “Nothing On.” The show is hours away from opening as the cast stumbles through their final dress rehearsal full of forgotten lines, unraveling love triangles and sardines flying everywhere. Can the cast pull their act together in time? “We invite you to come find out and enjoy the best laugh of the season,” says theater director Bobby Logue. “We have a stellar Broadway-based cast with some local favorites returning to our stage.” Catherine Walker plays Alison Nusbaum as Dotty, Craig Smith as Garry and Theresa Walker as Brooke in Noises Off at BIG ARTS Strauss Theater on Sanibel Island. The show plays through Feb. 17. Belinda Blair, a cheerful and sensible character who is something of a Garry Lejeune, a physically comedic way for my roles to be physically challenggossip. Walker was last seen on demanding role and the much younger ing but not in this production.” Broadway in the role of Phoebe D'ySquith love interest of Nusbaum's character Jaques Mitchel (Fredrick 'Freddie' in the 2014 Tony Award winning A Dotty. Smith has experience with farces. Fellowes), Rob Summer (Selsden), Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. He's appeared in Shear Madness, Funny Theresa Walker (Brooke Ashton), Joel She makes her acting debut on Sanibel in Money, Run For Your Wife, Tom, Dick and Stigliano (Lloyd Dallas), Katie Pankow Noise's Off. Harry, as well as many others. (Poppy Norton-Taylor) and Tommy Short “I have enjoyed being a visitor to “Noises Off is the mother of all farces,” (Tim Allgood) round out the cast of Noise's Sanibel, but this is a terrific opportunity to said Smith. “Most times I have to find a Off. Mitchel recently completed work on immerse into the island community for an the upcoming Showtime limited series extended amount of time,” said Walker. Escape at Dannemora with director Ben “It is also an extremely pleasant way to Stiller. Walker's recent credits include be out of the northeast during this winter Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Barbara freeze.” in Shear Madness and a few others. Walker's acting career took her to Stigliano was most recently in the Broadway as part of the original cast of National Tour of Elf the Musical. hit musical Mary Poppins. Walker, underAudiences will be delighted to see studying the role, became Broadway's Pankow, Summer, Stigliano, and Short second 'Mary' for more than 100 performreturn to the BIG ARTS Herb Strauss ances. She left that production to join the Theater. Pankow and Summer recently original cast of the highly acclaimed performed in A Christmas Carol. Short, Broadway revival of Ragtime. the Strauss Theater's stage manager, will Walker has to her credit performances play the role of a stage manager in on the 2007 Tony Awards, The Today Noise's Off. He was first seen as Rudy in Show, The View and The Macy's Over the Tavern. Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2006 and “We are excited to have gathered such 2015. She is joined in Noise's Off by astonishing talent for the island communiAlison Nusbaum, who will play the role of ty to enjoy,” concluded Logue. “Be preDotty Otley, a middle-aged television star pared for a great theatrical experience.” who is not only the top-billed star but one Visit www.BIGARTS.org to learn more of the play's principal investors. Nusbaum about BIG ARTS season and to purchase was most recently the National Tour of tickets. Tickets can also be purchased by Pippin as in the role of Bertha. calling 239-395-0900. Craig Smith will take on the role of 12 - February 2018
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