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Men in farcical frocks

Theater review

March 05, 2008|By MARY JOHNSON , Special to The Sun

Leo Knight, who plays Leo, is a skilled comedian who spouts rapid-fire Shakespearean one-liners while dueling with Jack onstage at the Moose Lodge. John Parry as Jack matches Leo line for line, while projecting his nice-guy image. At least 6 feet tall, Parry looks particularly silly in dresses, especially the winged outfit he arrives in at the mansion.

Meg, whom Nora Zanger invests with a silly naivet?, is a frustrated actress who comes alive under gender-switching Leo/Maxine's tutelage. She continues to trust Leo/Maxine until she and Audrey witness Maxine and Stephanie remove their wigs when they assume they're unobserved.

Caitlin Jennings is a ditzy Audrey. Jack Degnan is sufficiently annoying as Duncan. Martin Hayes is a comic delight as Doc Meyers, delivering every line with precise timing.

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Performances continue through March 22 at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at Bowie Playhouse in White Marsh Park in Bowie. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $15 for seniors (56 and older) and full-time students. Reservations may be made by calling 410-757-5700.

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