Hilarity ensues at Pumpjack Players’ Children’s spring production

 

The final curtain on the Pumpjack Players’ 2018 Spring Children’s Production has closed after two fantastic performances. Following six months of work and 61 stage hours, the cast of 43 hit the stage for two sell-out shows over the weekend. Made up of children aged eight to 18, the crew brought out the laughs from the audience as they weaved a very silly tale.

Written by Jonathan Rand, Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit is a show about two detectives who are trying to wrap up a case involving two destroyed houses: one made of hay and one made of sticks. Fairy tale characters like Humpty Dumpty, the Big Bad Wolf, Mother Goose, the Ugly Duckling, the Three Little Pigs, the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and many more are introduced one by one as the story progresses.

Created after the popular TV show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the two main detectives offered up slap stick humour and all the one liners they could muster. Co-directors, Tara Bartsch and Billie-Jo House, and producer Serena Lapointe are very proud of the hard work the cast put in since things began back in January. “I love working with the kids and seeing how far they come in that time,” said House. “I am so proud of them.”

The Saturday evening show on May 5 went off without a hitch as did the matinee on Sunday. Both shows took place at Central School. “I loved all the jokes and cheesy one liners and, of course, the fake German accents,” laughed House. Bartsch said that her favourite part was seeing the big speeches and the wolf’s scene.

So, who ended up being the bad guy? Well, as it turns out, the three cute little pigs had destroyed their own homes to claim the insurance on their properties. One invested in Kevin Federline’s music career, one bet on Pink in Vegas, and the third purchased state of the art technology which ultimately bled all their bank accounts dry. They almost had the Big Bad Wolf locked up with no chance of escape but echoey flashbacks helped land the gavel of justice on the right perpetrators.

The play was hilarious, and each child brought life to their role. “Thanks for auditioning and being part of this journey with us,” said Bartsch. “You all did a great job and should be very proud.”