http://adelaideliveitloveit.com.au/the-musical-adventures-of-popeye-olive/The musical adventures of Popeye & Olive
Popeye: Why don’t you come on my Popeye boat, I would love youse to go on adventures with me Olive Oyl.
Olive: Adventures on a boat… well I… I… I could get really far away then… I would love to oblige you Popeye.
With this line The Musical Adventures of Popeye and Olive comes to life as On the Fly brings you the epic tales of our cartoon hero Popeye and his ditzy girlfriend Olive Oyl, whilst introducing some of their traditional nemeses in brutish Brutus and the psychic Sea Hag. Together on Popeye’s boat ‘The Olive’ our hero and heroine will sail the Torrens swampy inlet on Adelaide’s Popeye boat as they find love in one another, whilst fending of the advances of Brutus Bluto, who wants his Olive back.
Brutus has historically battled Popeye in order to win the love of the lanky Olive Oyl, with the sometimes flaky Olive flitting between the two… though her heart will always belong to the man of Spinichk with the bulging biceps, Geh Geh Geh Geh…
In this energetic show that stays true to the cartoon with plenty of slapstick and some fast paced footwork by our larger than life characters there is plently of boof and wham and a wah wah wah wahhhhhhhhhh. And there’s more than one classic song from the ole days with tuneful entertainment to delight both young and old with the vocal talents of singer Teresa De Gennaro and with some able bodied singing that packs a punch by Eugene Suleau and Jarrad Parker.
But… just when they deal with one drama and think its safe to keep cruising in the swamps of the Torrens inlet there will be a surprise or two in store with Popeye’s spurned wanna be lover the Sea Hag, and that means you are in for the time of your life as the Popeye is taken over by that Old Black Magic called…Voodoo!
This interactive fun adventure invites children to come dressed as fellow sailors aboard the good ship Popeye, where they will take part in the action.
Starring Eugene Suleau as Popeye, Teresa De Gennaro as Olive Oyl, Jarrad Parker as Brutus and Tracey Davis as the Sea Hag.
Dates: Sunday 9, 16, 23, 30 June 2013
Times: 10am (plus 2pm on 9 June)
Tickets: Adults $23, Kids $18, Group (family of 4) $65
Tickets available at:
www.cabaretfringefestival.com/Departing from Popeye Quay – Elder Park, via King William Rd, Adelaide
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www.onthefly.org.au P: 8243 0001 E:
ontheflyimpro@tpg.com.auTHE PERFORMERS
EUGENE SULEAU
Eugene is a graduate of the Centre for the Performing Arts. He was worked in theatre, film and television and has been a member of Adelaide’s impro community since 1999. With roles in McLeod Daughters and the feature film Maslin Beach, he had the lead role in the ABC docu-drama A Wire Through the Heart, playing overland explorer John McDoull Stuart. Eugene is a founding member of On the Fly, and has directed and appeared in several shows for the company, including last year’s sold out season of the improvised Film Noir drama Shadows in the City of Light.
TERESA DE GENNARO
Teresa is an actor/singer trained at the Flinders University Drama Centre. She has worked professionally in a range of mediums and genres, from TV drama and comedy skit series to commercials, short and feature films. Stage wise she has juggled straight theatre, live improvisational comedy, physical and children’s theatre including musical theatre and Cabaret. She is a mezzo-soprano with a versatile voice that encompasses pop/rock, classical, soul, gospel & jazz.
Overseas Teresa sang cruising the South Pacific and East Mediterranean. She then relocated to London where she worked with theatre company Byzantine. Teresa then toured: as lead in her first British Pantomime, a chorus member in Sweeny Todd and as ensemble in a Musical theatre revue throughout the West End and Brighton.
She also acted in the award winning feature film Patient 17.
Returning to Adelaide, Teresa has spent two years cast as Sheila Duncan’s ‘Muriel’ in music theatre piece Why Muriel Matters. She has presented her 2 Cabaret shows: EURODIVA, a 2011 ‘sold out’ Fringe cabaret show sung in 10 different languages; and Diva School which toured the OOTS circuit. Other credits include plays: Perish the Thought, Shadows in the City of Light and Overture; and several children’s shows with On The Fly.
JARRAD PARKER
Jarrad took up improvised comedy during the 2012 Adelaide Fringe and hasn’t looked back since. He had a busy 2013 Adelaide Fringe season, during which he was part of the successful comedy show ’3 Acquaintances’, embraced his inner pantomime animal in children’s show ‘No Place Like Home’ and popped up in various improvised comedy shows including Theatresports – Clash of the Comedy Titans. Aside from the role of Brutus in ‘The Musical Adventures of Popeye and Olive’, Jarrad is also preparing to appear in the upcoming production of ‘This Old Man Comes Rolling Home’ and another run of ’3 Acquaintances’.
TRACEY DAVIS
Tracey has worked with local Improv and Theatresports companies since 2003 learning the tricks of the trade in production, design, performance, marketing and PR. Her dedication lead to a change in her personal career taking her into arts and health promotions in 2007 where she has been able to expand, explore and create a whole range of programs, promotions and storytelling practice through a variety of mediums.
With On the Fly Tracey has worked as the Treasurer and Secretary since the groups inception and she implemented the On the Fly Children’s pantomimes in 2009. Working with other to write and devise scripts, appearing and producing in the shows between 2010 and 2013. Tracey produced and appeared in Shadows in the City of Light at the Bakehouse in August of 2012.
The mindshare web site of which Tracey was a key part of the development in 2012 won the Arts & Health Award and the Dr. Margaret Tobin Award for Excellence in Health Service in 2012.
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