Ken Ludwig’s comedy Leading Ladies is fun. It’s a vintage farce written not to long ago about a couple of actors who wind up having to dress in drag to make some money via an elderly woman on her death bed and a will . . . the show recently had a satisfying staging at the Sunset Playhouse. The latest staging emerges in Milwaukee courtesy of the venerable Bay Players.
The community theatre company recently hosted auditions and every role is cast except that of Audreya young woman who ends up making a romantic connection with one of the con artists, as I recall . . . the trick of it is that Audrey spends a great deal of time onstage in roller skates. There’s interesting physical comedy in that and it’s fun to watch an ensemble piece with a single character gliding around while the others walk. It's the type of comedy that's really obvious at first, but ends up being kind of a subtle running visual joke when it fades out into the background. Clever stuff.
So the Bay Players are looking for a young actress who can acton wheels. The show runs September 30th- October 8th. Rehearsals are set to start in one week’s time. Anyone interested in being considered for the role should contact director Raymond Bradford at 414-272-5694.
