The Peccadillo Theater Company presents

George Kelly’s THE SHOW-OFF

Starring
ANNETTE O’TOOLE

With
MARVIN BELL, AARON GAINES, IAN GOULD, ELISE HUDSON
EMMA ORCLOVE, DOUGLAS REES, BUSS RODDY, and TIROSH SCHNEIDER

Directed by DAN WACKERMAN
Scenic & Lighting Design: HARRY FEINER
Costume Design: BARBARA A. BELL
Sound Design: QUENTIN CHIAPPETTA
Wig Design: PAUL HUNTLEY
Properties Design: JESSICA C. AYALA
Associate Director: CLUDIA ZAHN
Production Stage Manager: DAVID APICHELL
Assistant Stage Manager: BRADLEY PONTIUS
Casting: STEPHANIE KLAPPER, CSA
Production Manager: DREW FRANCIS
Press Representative: GLENNA FREEDMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS
Marketing: INFOCUS

Theatre at St. Clement’s
423 West 46th Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues)
September 21 – October 21; Opening Night – 09/28/17

Veteran actress Annette O’Toole brings the perfect combination of drama and comedy to George Kelly’s classic THE SHOW-OFF. She portrays Mrs. Fisher, the candid and occasionally crusty matriarch of an Irish family in Philadelphia. Her conventional management of the family is blown apart when her youngest daughter Amy (Emma Orelove) begins dating Aubrey Piper (Ian Gould), a man of big dreams, little truth, and outrageous swagger. As Aubrey worms his way into the Fisher family, the traditions of following society’s rules are challenged by the no-boundaries schemes of a man with no conscience. Although dubious as to the actual winner of these conflicts, the results are often humorous.

Originally produced in the early 1900’s, THE SHOW-OFF wears its age well. Bolstered by a fantastic set (Harry Feiner) and authentic costumes (Barbara A. Bell), the audience is easily transported to the earlier days. And yet the politics are still dealing with the little guy vs. the big corporation, and the statements made with no regard to facts or reason can be easily compared to our current governmental situation. Perhaps this is the perfect time for the revival of play that reminds us to laugh.

- Laurie Lawson -