Questions linger as "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" raps production
Melissa Haffner
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Entertainment
On Nov. 5 - 8, the Lunt- Fontanne Ensemble presented "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel", a comedic play written by Mitch Albom and directed by UW - Waukesha's very own Steven Decker.
"Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" starts off with a pessimistic man named Sandy (Jeff Porter), in New York working as a tabloid journalist for the "Weekly World and Globe." His boss Lester (Chris Doyle), a money hungry New Yorker with a thick and very comedic accent, sends Sandy on a trip to an Alabama swamp to follow a story concerning two dopey duck hunters who believe they have shot an angel. In the car ride down to Alabama, Sandy is accompanied by a photographer name Lenny (Darrion Brown) who has strange cravings for Ovaltine and doughnuts.
Throughout the trip, Sandy has some confusing flashbacks of an old girlfriend (Jennifer Rea) from Alabama whom he met while working there, and it isn't quite clear whether she is alive or the possible angel. Along with the flashbacks, the play is also jumping back and forth between Sandy and the duck hunters. To confuse things even more, there are moments when Sandy is talking to a voice, who could be God, or Sandy's own inner monologue, it's not clear.
Continuing on their trip to Alabama, Sandy and Lenny stop off at the same convenience store several times. Here Sandy meets a young girl named Kansas (Rebecca Hahn) an Alabama native whose mother owns the store. Kansas and Sandy engage in several conversations, that at the time doesn't seem very relevant to the story line. Finally Sandy and Lenny find the "rednecks" who think they shot an angel. Duane and Duwell, two brothers who honestly believe they have shot an angel again re-enter the scene.
By this point the audience knows that they are in for more laughter, because from the beginning Duane (Rick Anderson) and Duwell (John Reilly) have already stolen the show. Duane "the world's smallest redneck" really brought the comedy to light, with his hilarious interaction with Duwell, the innocent and not so smart younger brother.
"Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" starts off with a pessimistic man named Sandy (Jeff Porter), in New York working as a tabloid journalist for the "Weekly World and Globe." His boss Lester (Chris Doyle), a money hungry New Yorker with a thick and very comedic accent, sends Sandy on a trip to an Alabama swamp to follow a story concerning two dopey duck hunters who believe they have shot an angel. In the car ride down to Alabama, Sandy is accompanied by a photographer name Lenny (Darrion Brown) who has strange cravings for Ovaltine and doughnuts.
Throughout the trip, Sandy has some confusing flashbacks of an old girlfriend (Jennifer Rea) from Alabama whom he met while working there, and it isn't quite clear whether she is alive or the possible angel. Along with the flashbacks, the play is also jumping back and forth between Sandy and the duck hunters. To confuse things even more, there are moments when Sandy is talking to a voice, who could be God, or Sandy's own inner monologue, it's not clear.
Continuing on their trip to Alabama, Sandy and Lenny stop off at the same convenience store several times. Here Sandy meets a young girl named Kansas (Rebecca Hahn) an Alabama native whose mother owns the store. Kansas and Sandy engage in several conversations, that at the time doesn't seem very relevant to the story line. Finally Sandy and Lenny find the "rednecks" who think they shot an angel. Duane and Duwell, two brothers who honestly believe they have shot an angel again re-enter the scene.
By this point the audience knows that they are in for more laughter, because from the beginning Duane (Rick Anderson) and Duwell (John Reilly) have already stolen the show. Duane "the world's smallest redneck" really brought the comedy to light, with his hilarious interaction with Duwell, the innocent and not so smart younger brother.
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posted 12/15/09 @ 5:11 AM CST
"Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" is a good performance!
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