Go see The Three Musketeers at the West Valley Hale Theater on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or the first matinee on Saturday to see Jakob. No, he doesn't have a "major" role but he does have some speaking lines as a villain and gets to fight throughout the entire show (as well as die 3 times as 3 different characters). He also does his little high pitched "yipe!" (so listen for it in Act 2). Then after the show they are out in the lobby. Jakob is one of the Cardinal's Guards and I think he enjoyed playing the villain. If you go on Tuesday, Thursday, or the evening 2 shows on Saturday you'll see our friend Matthew play Porthos. It runs through June 5th.
I got to see it with Barta last Saturday and I enjoyed it. I don't like what the playwright has done to the story such as adding a character that is d’Artagnan sister and there is a bunch of un-needed dialogue. Some of the scenes were set for a traditional stage instead of the theater in the round, but if you know the story you'll get the jest of what is happening. The set is great with the constantly evolving and moving parts. The Mother Superior character I could really do without. She doesn't do much for the show. Some of the fights are a bit to breathy for my liking, but so be it.
Overall, go support Jakob. I'm sure he'd love to see you there!
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