Linda Robison, played Stacy, a new, local reporter, out to get any story she can. One falls in her lap with the disasterous stage debut of Grant Powers!
Actor, Tom Motekaitis, Eric still can't pronounce his last name, played a first-time actor, who actually enjoys the turmoil on stage, for he's able to ad-lib like a pro! If Tom's antics were crazy in The Fabulous Imbecile, his behind-the-scenes behavior was even crazier. Impersonations, singing, singing impersonations, the list goes on!
The actress who gets chased around the stage by the half crazed Grant Powers, was played by Lynda Slocomb. Her real life parents, did behind the scenes work on the play.
Another new-comer to the stage was Rose Marie Lyon who played one of the actresses in the play within the play.
Al, Grants limo driver, played by veteran actor, Steve Buja, almost gets to take over when Grant can't remember his lines. Al has the benefit of a photographic memory and knows all of Grant's lines, after reading the play once while waiting around.
Lastly, Charlie Cormier played the Hollywood producer in the audience, who pictures a winning film with a surprising acting combination!
DIRECTION
All these crazy characters came together to make up one funny play of anarchy under the careful direction of Michael Legge. And since he imagined and wrote all the craziness, he knew what he wanted!
The Fabulous Imbecile, was written by the noted actor, director and playwright, Michael Legge. This is actually Legge's third play that he has written and produced and he has expressed that this production was his favorite.
Eric almost missed the casting call for this ensemble play when he showed up on the second day an hour late. The room quited down as perhaps more than just the director made note of the fabulous imebecile entering the room.
The director Legge wasn't sure he'd find someone with the right critera to play his imbecile, until Eric bumbled in. A few days later Eric got the call that he was to play movie star, "Grant Powers," in the comedy farce.
THE STORY
Eric plays action movie star Grant Powers who returns to his hometown to star in a serious dramatic play, at the behest of the playwright Monty Dross. The only problem is, Grant's only read the script once, and he doesn't have a photographic memory.
Comic situations abound when Grant tries to, "act," in the play without knowing his, his cues, or how to act, much to the chagrin of Monty, the director, and the other actors!
THE CAST
One of best things along with the script and it's director was the cast! The Medway Players of Medway, Massachusetts has had many years of great performers and The Fabulous Imbecile used many of them to the fullest.
Richard the director of the would-be play, Crushed Roses, was played by James Porter, a long time actor and member of the Medway Players. He was exasperated from the very beginning when he limped into view sporting an ankle brace. James has had many roles in several of Michael Legge's films in fact.
Kirsten Raymond, an actress with a long list of stage experience, joined the Medway Players for the first time to play the no nonsense, wise cracking, sarcastic stage manager Annie. No one was safe from her wit or her right hook, and yet she managed to stay above most of the fracas.
Monty Dross, the playwright with the history of having had a nervous breakdown, prior to writing his masterpiece, Crushed Roses, was played by the experienced actor BJ McCoy. Known to some as the Olivier of the Medway Players, that's Joe Olivier, BJ had to show Monty going slowly insane with each growing problem. His eruption into madness was something to see!
