"PRESENT LAUGHTER"
by Noel Coward
Jan-Feb 2004
Carl Cherry Theatre, Carmel CA

as Miss Erickson

Directed by Jody Gilmore


as Lady Saltburn
REVIEWS:
Carmel Pine Cone, Jan. 16, 2004: "In "Present Laughter," one of his last plays, playwright Noel Coward pokes fun at himself, the world of the theater and the people he shared it with. And Uncorn There's current production of the play more than does justice to Coward's wry look at his life. . . . Rita Carratello as Miss Erikson, the maid, is the perfect foil to the pompous theatrical folk she endures. A purported medium, Miss Erickson is, nonetheless, maddeningly down-to-earth as she clumps in and out of Essendine's living room in her black turban, pink slippers, and grey gloves, smoking cigarette after cigarette."

Monterey County Herald, Jan. 15, 2004: "This lighthearted comedy with its screwball characters and off-the-wall flights of remarkably innocuous sexual storytelling is a thoroughly enjoyable, though slightly dated, romp. Performed by a well-matched ensemble cast who obviously relished what they were doing, they communicated their verve infectiously to an audience whose appreciation was unmistakable. . . . Rita Carratello as the housekeeper Miss Erikson and Rob Foster as the valet Fred made their cameo roles another high point of the action and added inimitable touches to the rollicking humor of the script."

Photos Jody Gilmore, Rob Foster & Don Roberson; page design © 2004 Don Roberson; all rights reserved.

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