Here are the reasons you will think the show is worth the price of loving it. You will LAUGH. Noises Off has been billed as the “funniest play every written,” and I believe you will agree if you have the strength to agree when you finish laughing. The cast members are exceptional, and my remarks about them will occur in alphabetical order lest any inferences be made.

Chelsea Ciechanowski (Brooke/Vicki) was the naughty girl in Evil Dead and a sort-of naughty girl in Holiday in the Hills, and here she is again, naughty as ever. I know she is a gifted access and could play most anything – but no one does naughty like Chelsea does. Her sweet and beautiful face is a venue for that special naughty that looks innocent.
Marcus Daniel (Selsdon/Burglar) blusters his way into the spotlight with bad (good-bad, not bad-bad) timing and a love for the bottle. His physical appearance is just right for the role, and he certainly has a great feel for it (good-feel, not bad-feel).

Tyler Eckert looked grubbier than I have seen him, and I’m assuming it was on purpose since his role of Stage Manager ( in the show-show – not the show) certainly calls for grubby. He’s brilliant when he’s acting like he isn’t. He also briefly plays “The Sheik” but the sheet hides his Stage Manager aura.

Blake Flores (Frederick/Philip) topped himself in goofiness. But it’s such a suave goofiness. He elicits confidence, sympathy, and other positive reactions – and who could ask for more? You will suffer with him when his pants are down – both figuratively and literally.

Aaron Horne (Garry/Roger) was last seen here in And Then There Were None but you won’t recognize him. He says he’s “refining his craft.” Ha! No, really he is, but he is out-of-control wonderful in these roles.

Mike Jimena (Director of the “show within a show”) brings to this role things we have not seen him bring – at least not all to the same role. He is sweet, sympathetic, patient, volatile, loud, (well, you’ve seen some of these things), masterful, chicken, at his wit’s end, perfectly in charge…and…you name it.

Alison Lewis (Belinda/Flavia): This lady is a pro, and if you read her bio, you will see why. When you watch her, you just know everything is going to be all right. Actually, it isn’t, but you never lose your faith in her anyway. When she is flustered, it’s a dynamic fluster, and that’s just what the audience needs from her.

Connie Mockenhaupt (Dotty/”lady with the sardines”), from the moment she appears on stage, presents a face that tells the audience members they are in for a party. Her facial expressions throughout are worth the time and effort involved to get there, park, etc. Delivery and timing are essential to this show’s success, and she is the quintessential “person-who-is-good-at-these.” And she’s cute as anything.

Vanessa Voetsch (Poppy, the stage manager, not from, but in…Hell): Our hearts bleed for this woman. She’s where the buck stops, but it never stops. Vanessa was exactly right in portraying her as stolidly intending to have everything go well, but painfully accepting of the fact that it’s just not going to happen.

So…make every effort to see this show. It runs February 21-April 4, 2015.