A cure for the doldrums

My air conditioner konked last night and while the repair people came to look at it (they’re coming back tomorrow with a part), my parents’ dog (who is staying with us) went outside and got sprayed by a skunk. Our house is weighed down by humidity and stench. What better cure for these doldrums, but to experience live theatre as a family?

I know that some might consider it rude to review a play after its last showing. This is akin to saying “Nah nah, I saw this play and you can’t see it!” followed by a particularly wet raspberry. But I doubt that we’ve seen the last of Jesters Incognito. Harrison Wheeler, the star and creator of this one man show, brought energy and life to the stage and to every character he embodied and I doubt very much that he will be willing to put the jesters into a box (even a box with an explanation mark on it).

Though the play wasn’t made specifically for kids, I brought my kids anyway. They loved all the wacky characters taken straight from Harry’s futuristic novel. The poignant story (interlaced with cartoons) of Harrison’s personal life may have gone over their heads. (Particularly for Jadzia who can’t read the text portion of the multimedia presentation).  Still we all enjoyed our money’s worth. (Which is saying a lot because it costs a boat load to take a family of four to anything, even an inexpensive Fringe play).

Though you may not be able to see Jesters Incognito on stage right now, you can still procure copies of Harrison’s novel of the same name, or catch his incredible positive energy when he performs with the rest of us at Staircase improv.