“Nobody’s Perfect”, presented by Aylmer Community Theatre, is one of those plays which, early on, gets the audience rooting for all of the characters. The story unfolds with the revelation of human imperfections, flashes of life’s absurdities, and twists and turns which will hopefully bring each person involved to a happier place.
“Love is All Around” is a feminist publishing company whose Harriet Copeland (Sandi Loponen) is running a contest for romantic fiction by a female. Leonard Loftus (Carl Whelan) tries to beat the gender requirement by submitting his work under the name Myrtle Banbury.
Leonard is a statistician who has difficulty expressing his feelings. As he himself observes, “Some knots are just tied too tight.” When his writing entry wins, the ensuing deceits spiral wildly to involve his daughter and father who both live with him in a tiny apartment.
Leonard is a statistician who has difficulty expressing his feelings. As he himself observes, “Some knots are just tied too tight.” When his writing entry wins, the ensuing deceits spiral wildly to involve his daughter and father who both live with him in a tiny apartment.
Above left: Carl Whelan as Leonard Loftus, Photo by Andrea Hutchison. Above right: Cast and crew receiving notes after dress rehearsal, Photo by Barbara Warnock.
Daughter Dee Dee (Katherine Thompson) is fashion-funky and defiant – her first appearance may make parents of teen-agers a bit tense (her depiction of moody angst is very convincing). Gus, Leonard’s father, played by Alan Legg has been expelled from a senior’s home for rascally behaviour unbecoming a senior. Leonard proclaims, “What he needs is a detention centre for seniors. He just wants to grow old disgracefully.”
The family members clash and complain about each other but, clearly, each in his own way has a tender heart and concern for the others.
The lies build to the point where Myrtle must make an appearance in the flesh and so she does as Leonard cross-dresses in sparkly elegance from gown to fabulous glasses which are likely to elicit giggles from the audience.
The set works well to smoothly portray the transition back and forth from Harriet’s to Leonard’s worlds.
In her notes, director Barbara Warnock praises the actors as being a cast “that dreams are made of”. To the credit of all involved, they seem to be wonderfully in sync, convincing, having a good time – and drawing the audience into the fun they are having on stage.
Aylmer Community Theatre’s Nobody’s Perfect is written by Simon Williams and directed by Barbara Warnock. It continues Thursday Oct 25 - Saturday Oct 27 with 8pm performances. Tickets are $15. To find out more, call 519-773-3372 or visit www.aylmertheatre.ca.
The family members clash and complain about each other but, clearly, each in his own way has a tender heart and concern for the others.
The lies build to the point where Myrtle must make an appearance in the flesh and so she does as Leonard cross-dresses in sparkly elegance from gown to fabulous glasses which are likely to elicit giggles from the audience.
The set works well to smoothly portray the transition back and forth from Harriet’s to Leonard’s worlds.
In her notes, director Barbara Warnock praises the actors as being a cast “that dreams are made of”. To the credit of all involved, they seem to be wonderfully in sync, convincing, having a good time – and drawing the audience into the fun they are having on stage.
Aylmer Community Theatre’s Nobody’s Perfect is written by Simon Williams and directed by Barbara Warnock. It continues Thursday Oct 25 - Saturday Oct 27 with 8pm performances. Tickets are $15. To find out more, call 519-773-3372 or visit www.aylmertheatre.ca.
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