Fella & Dame: An Ode to Mid-Century Comedy & St. Louis’ Gaslight Square
By Analicia Kocher & Panagiotis Papavlasopoulos
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Company Name: Analicia Kocher & Panagiotis Papavlasopoulos
City/State: St. Louis, MO
Genre: Comedy, Improvisation/Sketch
Ratings: All Ages
Playwright: Analicia Kocher, Panagiotis Papavlasopoulos
Premiere: Yes
Warnings: None
Venue: The Arts Asylum
Show Times:
6:00 PM Friday, July 19
3:00 PM Saturday, July 20
9:00 PM Saturday, July 20
Description:
Fella & Dame: An Ode to Mid-Century Comedy & St. Louis' Gaslight Square is a nostalgic one-act play that transports audiences to the vibrant comedy scene of 1950s-60s St. Louis. Stella Fella and Danny Dame, a comedy duo reminiscent of the era's greats, are faced with a choice: pursue Hollywood fame or remain loyal to their roots in Gaslight Square. As they grapple with this decision, their journey explores themes of friendship, ambition, and the true meaning of success. Will they chase the spotlight of Tinseltown, or find fulfillment closer to home?
Cast/Crew:
Director:Erik Diaz
Cast:
Analicia Kocher
Panagiotis Papavlasopoulos
Sarah Palmer
Erik Diaz
Andrew Mihalevich
Past Fringe Shows:
We have performed longform improv with the Creepy Basement Players in 5 KC Fringe shows.
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It has more than just potential.
Solid, entertaining and well worth the experience.
A history lesson intertwined with comedy made the history funnier and the comedy hysterical-I mean historical. The dinner show within a show transports you back to the reign of bit comedy in the 1960s. After a brief history lesson, the duo delivers their interpretation of some of the latest and greats. Then, while you are hypothetically enjoying one of the many mayo based salads, we see Fella and Dame backstage between sets discussing their future and what more they want out of life. Right when you get that itch that this is getting too serious, and you’ve run out of your jello based dessert, we are snapped back onstage for another set. The historical exposition was interesting and I learned quite a bit, but it went on a little long and felt like the script was forcing a few too many sentences into the piece. I found myself jealous of most of her costumes, which were great period pieces. The favorite bit for me was the Mother’s phone call. Fella and Dame are classic caricatures, unchanged by the passing of decades. Meanwhile, Stella Fella couldn’t help but change her wig and dress with the passing of every 7 minutes.
Fun and funny! Could use a little more “snappy dialogue”! Well worth our time!