A Word From The Director
Ten years ago, when we started dinner theatre, SPAO voted to present
comedic productions exclusively. For the past decade SPAO has served up
all types of comedy, from high level classics to low level slapsticks,
from the highly dramatic to the most absurd door-slamming farces. The
comical works of critically acclaimed playwrights and
who-the-heck-is-that-guy authors have been presented on the SPAO dinner
theatre stage. Some legitimate – some not so; but, all comedy
never-the-less.
Finding plays that fit the SPAO comical mold is getting more and more
difficult. Many of the old comedy chestnuts are really dated while most
comedic recently written plays are either vulgar in content or attempt
to provide a moralistic look at modern unconventional lifestyles.
Neither is funny to SPAO dinner theatre standards. I send kudos to our
play selection committee on coming up with this unknown play written by
unknown playwright, Bill Daily.
Mr. Daily’s script begs to break the rules of legitimate theatre. That
is the main reason that I decided to direct this play. Now I can break
the rules legitimately in an illegitimate dinner theatre setting. Rats!
That might make me sound legit to my self proclaimed legitimate
community theater cohorts.
Well anyway, “LOVER’S LEAP” deals with marital indiscretions,
manipulation, sexual deviancy and suicide but teaches no moralistic
lessons, all the ingredients required to form a perfect mix for me to
attain the SPAO goal of making people laugh and enjoy themselves.
To achieve that end, all I would have to do is come up with a cast that
could throw plot logic and content to the wind and create characters
that respond logically to illogical immoral situations. A cast that
could give up there own personal values and egos and a crew willing to
sacrifice all for the sake of a Jerry directed SPAO comedy. By George,
(Farley) I think I found them. You be the judge!
To my cast and crew: Thanks for providing me the opportunity to unleash
my directing techniques of comedy on an unsuspecting audience.
To my audience: You have a part in this show. Join in on the fun with the cast! Laugh and enjoy!
Jerry