The Best Little Bloghouse in Edmonton
Yes, I’m reaching with that headline, but I haven’t had a mid-afternoon coffee, so I have an excuse.
Of course this actually means the Walterdale Playhouse is putting on a production of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”
While there won’t be any Dolly Partons or Burt Reynolds hanging around Whyte Avenue, it does mean the classic play is on the stage here in Edmonton. Tonight is opening night, but that’s already sold out. I guess you better get some tickets.
Sidenote 1: After hitting up IMDB for a link to the Burt and Dolly movie I found that there may be a remake coming.
Sidenote 2: I’m pretty sure my high school put on this play, but called it The Best Little Ranch in Texas, or something. We had such impressionable young minds.
Failure is the only option
Sometimes there’s nothing funnier than unintentional humour. Take, The Room, or other B-movies, for example.
The people involved in the movie are really trying. They just happen to stink. The resulting humour is glorious.
Now, how about watching some of the worst possible writing and acting, on purpose?
That’s what tonight’s “FAILURE!” is all about.
FAILURE! – a kind of fundraiser (in which Edmonton’s best do their worst) is taking place at The Next Act pub (my favourite pub) at 8pm. Thanks to one of the participants, Morgan Smith, for tipping me off to the groan-inducing night of hilarity.
It really is some of Edmonton’s best (Stewart Lemoine, Chris Craddock, Human Loser, Jill Pollack, the Mostly Water Theatre guys) reading selections from terrible plays they’ll never actually produce. Some of the great (awful) play names include “LARRY ALWAYS WINS!” and “Brown Chowder! Sing It Louder!”
There’s a suggested donation of $15, and a silent auction. Money raised helps pay for Mostly Water Theatre’s “15 Minutes” and Human Loser/Allspice Theatre’s “Game Face” at this summer’s Fringe Festival.
Go ahead, they want you to laugh at their pitiful efforts.
