Panndora Productions just concluded their 3rd annual Festival of New Works at the Breath of Fire Theatre in Santa Ana last weekend. Of the five plays featured over the weekend, Star Turn by Linda Whitmore, turned out to be one of the most popular. A Neil Simon-esque comedy set in New York City, it proved to be a crowd-pleaser.
Katharine Everett starred as the lead, Tracy White. Toby Meuli starred opposite as the romantic interest, Perry. The two received generous comments from Eric Marchese, who gave an overall favorable critique of the play:
“The scene between Tracy and Perry is among the play’s best […] Katharine Everett and Toby Meuli made the scene and their characters genuinely compelling, and Everett’s lack of artifice and mannerisms made her acting style seem natural and suited her well to her role.”
Despite faulting the plausibility of some of the elements of the play, Marchese is pleased and hopeful about the future of Star Turn.
“With so many strengths, “Star Turn” shows tremendous promise, and a reworking of some of its weaknesses will bring the entire play up to the level of the funny scenes featuring Max […] and the strong chemistry between Tracy and Perry.”
Katharine Everett 