At the end of Starlite Players’ first season come four short comedies. Each humorously answers a question or two by its end. Ribbing Adam by Richard J. Budin takes place in a Garden of Eden well regulated by director Jamie Lee Butrum. Overseeing is Ken Basque as a kindly God. Good looking and pleasantly pliable Adam (Joseph Rebella) awakes. What an adventure follows as God gives him Eve (confident Liz Pascoe, flirty), who gets even more mod than Adam! Though most of the audience already know the result of a visit by sly Rik Robertson’s Serpent, isn’t there a fruity surprise on the menu? Potential by Scott Mullen is what blind dates usually have. Understandably, from past experience, Rafael Petlock’s nice Archie isn’t too optimistic waiting for Liz (pretty, poised Grace Vitale). Because Jamie Lee Butrum’s down-to-earth Nancy gets to Archie’s side first, she gets strongly in the running for a compatible tryst. Soon director Daniel Greene has her run against the appointed but snooty Liz. Kisses galore follow. So who gets the lobster Archie brought for lunch? In You, Me, Me, You by Len Cuthbert, at a class reunion neatly arranged by director Jenny Aldrich Walker, a former classman and classwoman meet but don’t recognize each other. It becomes apparent that Lexi (confident Eliza Lipton) and Charlie (likeable Ren Pearson) were very different when they were chemistry-class partners. How did they develop? What’s there to make of the chemistry they’re developing now? For Object of Affection by Thomas J. Misuraca, director Daniel Greene had to make sure Lori, who’s described in the title, didn’t outshine the other characters. Greene nicely succeeded! Rafael Petlock’s sensible Walt and Philip Troyer’s accommodating Morris agreed to meet funny Rik Robertson’s lovesick Eddie and the new love he picked up at a garage sale. They’ve also vowed not to question Eddie’s romantic taste. Why is it so hard for Walt, especially, and not completely easy for Morris to obey their vow? How does Eddie react when he discovers his pals have sampled Lori’s lovable qualities?
