Driftwood Players

"The Incomparable Max" Nov. - Dec. 1994

By Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee, Directed by John Lein

Tonja Moore: (Mrs. Blake) Marty Jones: (Mr. Blake) Ron Richardson: (William Rothenstein) Vance Alkire: (Col. Elbourne) Rich Rice: (Portly Man) Anita Bussey: (Mrs. Elbourne) Rai French: (Uncle Sydney) Steve Natwick: (Max Beerbohm) Lorena Klootwyk: (Girl in a Hurry) John Carlberg: (Enoch Soames) Dan Ross: (Library Clerk) Stefano Esposito: (A.V. Laider) Debbie Jones: (Maid)

Director's Notes

The Incomparable Max is one of the most difficult plays to describe that I have encountered. When people ask me: "What is it about?" they want an answer that tells them something like: "It's a murder mystery with lots of plot twists and turns." or, "It's about these nuns who put on a show to raise money."

They don't want to hear: "It's about the theater, about imagination, about the magic of story-telling. Well, it's really about a guy named Max Beerbohm who was a critic in London at the turn of the century. Wait, it's funny, and fanciful, and--trust me, you'll like it, and it's not real long."

I am going to tell you the truth: I'm not sure what its about, except that I like it, and so does everybody else who has read it or has seen it in rehearsal. People who have actually seen it in production are, apparently, nonexistent. 

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