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Who knew Devil's Island could be so much fun?
By: Jeffrey Jackson
Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:00 am
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Who knew Devil's Island could be so much fun? | Little Theatre of Owatonna
My wife and I journeyed to the Little Theatre of Owatonna Thursday night to see its latest production, the comedy “My Three Angels,” and I’m blogging this morning to put in a plug for the show.

By way of full disclosure, I have done several shows with the Little Theatre and hope to do more in the future (if and when my schedule allows me to do so). The director of this show, Jon Terrill, played my sidekick in the LTO production of “The Music Man” a few years back, and I’ve worked with several of the cast and crew members in various productions over the years. So I am not looking at the show with unbiased eyes.

That being said, this is a show I would highly recommend. And I can always tell that there’s a show worth seeing when I am sitting in the audience, green with envy, wishing that I had tried out for a part. This was one such show. I was sitting there Thursday night, thinking to myself, “Gosh, I wish I had that role ... or that role ... or that role.” Indeed, the only roles I didn’t wish to play were the three women’s roles, and that only because I look silly in a dress.

Don’t ask.

There were even a couple of men’s roles that the gray in my hair would have kept me from playing (yes, I’m too old), but that didn’t mean that I didn’t want to play them.

The story takes place on Devil’s Island, the dreaded French penal colony, where a not-so-good businessman (played by Brian Hellevik) finds himself in dire straits because, frankly, he doesn’t know how to run a business, and the store he is running on the island is about to go under because of his mismanagement. He is danger of being sent back to France, along with his wife and daughter (played respectively by Valerie Mullenbach and Emma Hellevik), where they would be destitute.




Enter three Devil’s Island prisoners, Joseph, Alfred and Jules (played by Tim Abraham, Darren Schaufenbuel and Andrew Anderson), who are a little more savvy when it comes to the ways of the world. The prisoners befriend the businessman and take them under their wing to turn his fortunes around.

There’s more to it, of course, but suffice it to say that it is a delightful romp that is well worth seeing.

But if you’re going to see it, you will need to do so quickly. There are only two more productions of the show — Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.

Call the Little Theatre box office at 451-0764 for ticket information.



Jeffrey Jackson is the managing editor of the Owatonna People’s Press. He can be reached at 444-2371 or jjackson@owatonna.com.
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By: Jesus_isKing on 11/13/09
Only two more times to see this and get some laughs!

By: secretsquirrel on 11/17/09
Too bad I missed this one. I think I used to work for these guys.... Only, they were sent back to Utah, not France. LMAO

 
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