Marc Ouimet appears on the cover of
Eye Weekly's July 14th issue with Man-O-Rexic
cast mates Suzanne Bennett, Ella Chan
and Dana Vranic
Eye Weekly's July 14th issue with Man-O-Rexic
cast mates Suzanne Bennett, Ella Chan
and Dana Vranic
Reviews
MAN-O-REXIC
Written and directed by Caroline Azar. Presented by Stepford Theatre. Rating: NNN
Props to former fifth column rocker Caroline Azar for delivering the coolest show you're likely to see at this or any other Fringe Festival. Part anthropological commentary, part B-movie send-up, the show illustrates how humans and gorillas go apeshit over love and lust. The connections among the passionate primates could be tweaked some, and I'm not sure an ongoing gag concerning a Three Stooges member works. But the songs (oh yeah – it's a musical!) are haunting, the staging near-perfect, and actors Suzanne Bennett, Marc Ouimet and Glen Sheppard display some genuine animal chemistry.
Glenn Sumi, Now Magazine
MAN-O-REXIC
Written and directed by Caroline Azar.
Perhaps this show could only work at the Fringe, but boy does it ever, starting with writer/director Caroline Azar's zany premise. A female gorilla escapes Scarborough Zoo to seek love with a hot girl's loser boyfriend. Azar's production is unapologetically cheap, delightfully inventive and already feels cultish. The original songs are just as quirky as the script, though it's hard to think of this as a musical. Winning comic performances include Suzanne Bennett's fun and somehow authentic turn as the lovestruck ape. Her sexy mating-dance tumble with Marc Ouimet encapsulates the idea that we're all just beasts looking for love…
Gord McLaughlin, Eye Weekly