A One Human Being, Potentially Comedic Performance of Beauty and the Beast
Written & Performed by Alli Perlov | Living the Dream - Winnipeg, MB
| V.25 - The Gargoyle Theatre |
 | Be our guest! Local high school drama teacher Alli Perlov is back for a tale as old as time. Can she sing? Not really. Can she act? That's debatable. Will you laugh? Oh… probably. Perlov plays dozens of characters, some human, some animal, and many objects, in a comedic exploration of Beauty and the Beast. In an homage to this brilliant musical adventure, through witty commentary and unstoppable energy, Perlov aims to entertain an audience that isn't forced to be there like her students. 4 STARS A fringey delight. – Winnipeg Free Press
Cast:
Alli Perlov
Director:
Alli Perlov
  | Show Info:
60 minutes
Genre:
Play-Comedy
Audience:
Parental Guidance
Mild Language
Low Vision / Blind | Wed July 16 9:15 PM
Thu July 17 5:00 PM
Fri July 18 6:45 PM
Sat July 19 8:00 PM
Sun July 20 6:00 PM
Mon July 21 5:00 PM
Tue July 22 6:45 PM
Thu July 24 5:00 PM
Fri July 25 6:45 PM
Sat July 26 8:00 PM
Sun July 27 5:00 PM
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A One Human Being, Potentially Comedic Performance of Beauty and the Beast
Living the Dream—The Gargoyle Theatre
Alli Perlov has become a Fringe tradition ever since I wandered into her one human being rendition of Les Mis. A structured show with the feel of improv, she is always very entertaining, but she has gone above and beyond with her set and props this year. I think you will get the most out of the show if you have at least a passing familiarity with the story she’s riffing, but you shouldn’t let it stop you if you don’t. This show embodies the spirit of fringe in my opinion.
Jordan Phillips
A One Human Being, Potentially Comedic Performance of Beauty and the Beast
Living the Dream—The Gargoyle Theatre
I don’t know whether I would call this a performance, or a deconstruction. For much of this show I couldn’t help but think it very badly wanted to cater to the 18 and up crowd, but was hampered by our One Human Being’s experience as a teacher. The highlight of this show is her crowd work, starting from the moment the audience walks in, and not stopping I would assume until after the audience is gone. Hers is a space of play, plenty engaging to her students- sorry, audience. She knows how to put on a show, but it just seems the show is unsure of what it wants to be.
Arden Pruden
Living the Dream
A One Human Being, Potentially Comedic Performance of Beauty and the Beast—The Gargoyle Theatre
In this one-person comedic exploration of the Beauty and the Beast (musical and films), local drama teacher (and “cringey try-hard”) Alli Perlov plays every character from Gaston to Lumiere to the Beast…and Belle too, I guess.
This show includes gags, witty commentary & lots of fun audience participation!
In the style of her Les Mis and Nightmare Before Christmas parody, Perlov hustles harder than ever to make you laugh at the tale as old as time.
