WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE TAKES AUDIENCES ON AN AMAZING RACE!

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS – Final Weekend!

The story starts in London on Wednesday, October 2nd 1872.

Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club, where he spends much of every day.

At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for half of his total fortune, from his fellow club members to complete such a journey within this time period.    Joanna Brady reviews, “Nate Washburn plays the lead role brilliantly, with suitable British aplomb and disdain.  His matinee idol good looks hint at a future romantic bent in the play, but that is the farthest thing from his mind when he seals the bet”

She continues, “We meet all the usual suspects in this show—about 39 characters—played by 6 frantic actors who change costumes with bewildering speed.  The lovely Aouda (played charmingly by the talented Erin McKenna) is not just a pretty face. She’s smart, and can match Fogg’s cool even as she takes on a party of angry Apaches with a rifle in the wild west leg of the adventure. 

 Incredibly versatile are Steve Miller and Don Bartolone, who take on at least twenty characters between them.  Playing a variety of roles, they pop up in places we’ve only imagined by ship, by elephant, by trains and any other conveyance they can find as the party is besieged by oriental opium pushers, an elephant owner, and typhoons.

Michael Boyer’s magical set—a huge map with pin lights to mark off each stop—helps us trace their dizzying route.

Directed by John McDonald, the cast features Nate Washburn, as Phileas Fogg with

Ross Pipkin as Detective Fix.  Aaron Duclos, along with Erin McKenna, Steve Miller and Don Bartolone play a multitude of characters.

Tickets for all Waterfront productions can be obtained on- line at Waterfrontplayhouse.org or by calling the box office, 305-294-5015.

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