When company director James Daly informed his cast that Comic Energy's latest theatrical run would be
a night of fairy tales the group was shocked. Shocked to the point as to where exactly Daly was coming
from.
After Daly explained to his cast that this show would not be family oriented in anyway, the young, rebellious
group took a sigh of relief.
So if a fairy tale show has nothing to do about family, then what is this show? And what is the morale of the
story?
"This show is about the fairy tales, but we take the ideas and we rewrite to appease an adult crowd", says Daly.
Taking a look at the sketch list that is nicely prepared on a Cosi napkin Daly actually showed me what he calls
his secret list. A list that included Cinderella, Snow White, Mary Had A Little Lamb, and the Three Little Pigs.
"There are only two pigs, because they ate the third one", said Daly. He wouldn't reveal to me who the two pigs were
but he did give me a sneak preview on Humpty Dumpty. His parody on Humpty Dumpty pertains to the rapper in the early 90's
from Digital Underground named "Shock G" who has an alter ego named "Humpty Hump".
The cast for this Comic Energy show is a familiar one. In addition to Daly you have the very talented Mike Ford, Danielle Jackson
who plays an array of characters, James Reagan, and CE favorite Frank Fral.
Coming fresh off of a weekend of shows a couple weeks back the troupe looks to keep a very promising eigth season going with a little imagination. And speaking of fairy tales you can't go wrong.
For more information about Comic Energy's "A Night of Fairy Tales" visit the troupes web site at www.comicenergy.com or call 215-397-3040.
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