COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2, 2016
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The cast of 'Je-
sus Christ Super
Star Wars' mugs
for a selfi e in the
skit's penultimate
scene. The Opal
Theater's 'Mon-
ster Mashup' of-
fers six skits that
blend the music
and plot of two
productions.
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BY JON STINNETT
The Cottage Grove Sentinel
E
ach Halloween season
for several years running,
the Opal Theater offers up as its
main course an irreverent and
unyielding blend of popular
fi lms crammed together to hi-
larious effect. This year, they’re
serving up a similar menu, buf-
fet style.
Thursday saw the opening
of Opal’s “Monster Mashup,”
a collection of six shorter med-
ley plays that stands out as the
theater’s funniest production
yet. Plays like “Nightmare on
Sesame Street,” “The Wizard of
Jaws” and ‘Saturday Night of
the Living Dead Fever” combine
the music of one unforgettable
production with the plotline of
its partner, with a healthy dose
of American political absurdity
to bring a little levity and a sur-
prising dose of insight to the
mix.
Prior to opening, Opal Center
founder Ivan DelSol explained
that the group sought to produce
a set of shorter plays as opposed
to one larger one in the hope that
many hands might indeed make
light work and lessen the burden
on a few key contributors.
“We were wrong; it was way
more work,” DelSol confi ded,
though the efforts and contribu-
tions of so many talented locals
gave the play its considerable
power, and the fresh perspec-
tives of several writers kept the
evening bouncing along and
offered humor and wit in unex-
pected places.
The evening begins with “Je-
sus Christ Super Star Wars,”
an adaptation penned by Matt
Schaft, who’s fast becoming
a stalwart of the Opal Theater
stage. Madison Long commands
attention as the charismatic Je-
sus Christ Super Skywalker, and
the cast nails a few unforgetta-
ble tunes before mugging for a
selfi e.
“Nightmare
on
Sesame
Street” offers a look at the alter-
nate reality of a Donald Trump
presidency through the lens of
Alex Ihnat, who’s donned the
blonde to skewer the candidate
himself. This time, Long stands
behind and offers the heart and
wit of Elmo, one of the eve-
ning’s standout roles.
The show really hits its stride
with “Saturday Night of the
Living Dead Fever,” as does
the performance and chops of
its protagonist, Tony Mannero,
played by Dominic Ihnat. Ihnat
joins Lisa Mattiello as Stephanie
Mangano and Brendan Lynch to
form a clique of zombies that
can really move, in the process
cementing the younger Ihnat’s
reputation as one of the theater’s
most consistent standouts.
With the three-part behe-
moth of “The Wizard of Jaws,”
“X-Men of La Mancha” and
“Dances with Wolverine,” Del-
Sol makes the evening’s biggest
statement, that of the absurdity
of the lack of viable choices
this election season. “There is
no shark,” the audience hears
as one voter after another is un-
ceremoniously gobbled. Here,
Elizabeth Peterson shines as Jill
Stein, who’s too smart to buy the
lie and too determined to let it
fester. Here’s hoping the theater
signs on for more of Peterson’s
stage presence in the future.
As ever, the Opal Theater has
also managed to showcase the
talents of newcomers with a lot
to offer. This time around, Em-
ily Welch is a delight as Leia
Magdalene and Jenny Ming Tu
nails the reaction to Trump’s as-
cendancy with perfect disgust.
The “Monster Mashup” plays
for one more weekend with
shows Nov. 3, 4 and 5. More in-
formation is available at www.
opalcentercg.org. The show
is reportedly sold out, though
seats often open up at the last
minute.
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