Two's Company, Four's a Blizzard
Winter of 2010 brought us "Two's Company, Four's a Blizzard, my second attempt at a full-length, non-audience participation, and it proved to be very well received..
This touching comedy reminds us to slow our lives down a little and never forget what the important things in life are.
Catherine and William were once very much in love, until corporate America began to change Catherine. Can they rekindle that spirit? While William is much more laid back than Catherine, the two of them can't seem to stop bickering.
Catherine is a high powered executive and William is a passionate news man who just tries to stay out of Catherine's way. Both have been bittered by time and marriage and rarely show one another affection. They are attempting to get home when a blizzard forces their flight to be cancelled and they must stay the evening in a crappy motel. This makes Catherine less than happy. Little do they know, it's only the beginning - the motel is running out of rooms and has double booked the room. Enter Ray and Jenny.
Ray and Jenny are a couple of 20-something "hippies", just living life to the fullest. High on life, each other, and . . . umm, other things, Ray and Jenny are the polar opposites to Catherine and William, hardly being able to stay away from each other.
William and Ray decide to see if they can figure the room situation out, leaving Jenny and Catherine alone. It's immediately apparent that the two women have nothing in common. Catherine insists on Jenny leaving her alone, while Jenny is more interested in lightening the situation and perhaps smoking a little something.
The men return having been unable to resolve the situation. In an effort to diffuse the situation, the crew decides to head to the pub next door for a cocktail.
Catherine insists on cleaning up and, after a run in with a goat in the bathroom, she's ready to leave. (Note: We didn't use an actual goat, just referenced one, however, we desperately tried to find one we could use!)
In Act II, we are introduced to Bubba, the bartender, who really wants to close up shop, but, given the arrival of his new guests, he decides to stay open, something he surely regrets later.
A body shot and several shots of whiskey later, Catherine is drunk and exposing the fact that her and William never have sex. Embarrassed for the couple, Ray and Jenny take leave with Bubba as an escort. William informs Catherine that he's had it.
Act II has the couples coming and going into the hotel room, all trying to diffuse the situation. Jenny convinces Catherine to relax with some simple yoga, finally causing Catherine to laugh at her lack of grace, just as Ray calls to say that William needs some help.
William has now decided to turn the tables on Catherine, trying to do shots with Bubba. It is then that Catherine realizes that the most important thing in life is her husband and the life they once shared.
This is a funny yet touching show that can be accomplished on any size stage. 2F and 3M
AUDIENCE REACTION:
While this show was a bit more on the serious side than "A Cougar Named Florence", it still had the humor that people were looking for, especially in the interaction between Catherine and William. Also, the drunk scenes provided a little light-heartedness that people were searching for. One of the best compliments we received was on our final night, when we were told by a large group that they "got the message" - never lose track of what is important to you!
