The short, quick bits performed by Chicago comedy powerhouse “The Best of The Second City” at Berkeley Rep worked best, as well as one where the troupe changes focus each time a bell ri…
“The Best of The Second City” comedy troupe performing at Berkeley Rep through July 28 features, from left, Annie Sullivan, Chas Lilly, George Elrod, Max Thomas, Cat Savage and Phylicia McLeod.Did you hear the one about the comedy group that came to town and wowed the audience? Well, it didn’t. While some of the routines by “The Best of The Second City” brought laughter, others were less than stellar.
Directed by Jeff Griggs, the ensemble features the talents of George Elrod, Chas Lilly, Phylicia McLeod, Cat Savage, Annie Sullivan and Max Thomas.The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective foils a murderer and would be anarchist in Patricia Milton’s clever work “Accused!” Running at Central Works through Aug. 11, the world premiere follows the exploits of sisters Valeria Hunter and Loveday Fortescue and American immigrant Katie Smalls .
Milton has forged a crafty plot full of witty dialogue and lots of humor. She cleverly has Fortescue converse in “French” with Blancmange by merely speaking English to him with a French accent, adding much humor to the scene and eliminating the need to translate for the audience. Ridgeway found a wonderfully talented cast to bring these diverse characters to life. Zvaifler creates a seemingly absent-minded older sister with a penchant for baking inedible scones while Dunagan is all business as her younger sister and Bearce brings a nice intensity to the more aggressive American with a southern accent.
While the show would benefit by a few cuts, it provides much entertainment and a look at Milton’s final installment in her popular Victorian Ladies’ Detective series.
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