It is Paris in the 1960s, love is zooming through the air – and so are planes. Bernard is a bit of a playboy with his American, Italian, and German flight attendant fiancées. He likes to keep a time table to ensure that one is up, down, and pending to ensure none of them run into each other. That is until his dear friend Robert comes to town, and a faster Boeing jet crash-lands all three fiancées to Bernard’s flat in Paris. This comedic and unusual romance will have the audience crying from laughter in this two act play as Little Lake Theatre continues their 71st season!
Eric Leslie as Robert and John Herrmann as Bernard
All of the ladies who had an accent for their part did an amazing job with keeping it throughout the entirety of the performance along with upholding the dialect. It was easy to understand them and effortless to be able to tell which country they were from.
Berthe, played by Liz Roberts, was the French public servant to Bernard that anyone would have a love-hate relationship with. Roberts was hilarious as she aided Bernard manage the close-knit timing of his three fiancées coming and going in her own special way. Even when Berthe did not help Robert bring his bags into the flat and into the guest room, Liz Roberts made the scene a riot of laughter from the audience.
Miranda Schuck’s performance as Gretchen, the German flight attendant, was comical and outstanding! Schuck came across as a beautiful yet strong German woman who was passionate about her Bernard. Her expressions and gestures made her performance above and beyond. Schuck’s interactions with Liz Roberts made it hard to contain the laughter as Gretchen kept professing her romantic feelings for Bernard while grabbing and shaking Berthe about.
Briana Downs as Gloria, John Herrmann as Bernard, Miranda Schuck as Gretchen, and Paige Borak as Gabriella
Robert, played by Eric Leslie, was exuberant and filled with passion as he played out the role of Bernard’s best friend. The way he performed constantly had the audience roaring in laughter. It was uncontainable when Leslie, as Robert, was shouting at Bernard while banging a large roll of paper against a table during one of the scenes. The audience could not stop laughing as Robert ran around the Paris flat trying to keep all of Bernard’s fiancées in check so they would not find out about each other.
All of the actors and actresses had a great performance during this show. Each and every one of them possessed the enthusiasm that made Boeing Boeing a great show to attend.
The Little Lake Theatre does recommend children attending to be thirteen years of age or older due to suggestive themes throughout the play.
You can see Boeing Boeing at the Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania from July 25-27 at 8pm, July 28 at 2pm, and August 1-3 at 8pm. Tickets are $19.00-$20.50 for adults and $12 for children and can be purchased online.
(As an addition their 71st season, Little Lake introduced a hearing loop. The hearing loop allows someone with telecoil (or T-Coil) equipped hearing aids or cochlear implants to listen to the performance through their devices via platforms with flat wires taped on that serve as the loop. Little Lake also offers external headsets on loan for free if anyone is unsure on how to use the hearing loop. Patrons can get an external headset and have questions answered about the hearing loop at the theatre’s box office before the show.)
Emily Koscinski is a recent graduate from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School. Along with Pittsburgh in the Round her articles have been featured in Midland Today, Beaver County Times, Observer-Reporter, and on the Lincoln Park website. Emily also has her own photography business where her photos have been shown at Robert Morris University and on the Lincoln Park website.
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