Do the Bumsenkratzentanz

Where

Theatre on the Square
627 Massachusetts Ave.
Indianapolis, IN

When


12/31
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by Lisa Gauthier May 21, 2008

Five Course Love
Theatre on the Square
Directed by Ron Spencer
Through June 14

Five Course Love is a cute, whimsical, comedic musical about love (and/or sex) in restaurants. Three actors — Scott Martin, Luke McConnell and Erin Cohenour — portray 15 characters in five settings: Dean’s Old Fashioned Down Home All-American Bar-B-Que Texas Eats, La Trattoria Trincolo, Der Schlupfwinkel Speiseplatz, Ernesto’s Café and the Starlite Diner. The cuisine in each skit reflects the flavor of the encounter: Southern, Italian, German, Mexican and ’50s-style American.

The highlight of the show is Der Schlupfwinkel Speiseplatz, where lederhosen and latex merge in the The Bumsenkratzentanz, a dance whose name loosely translates to sex scratch dance.

But not all the encounters are as bizarre and sexually ambiguous as this. At Dean’s, Barbie dismisses her dating service hookup because his name isn’t Ken; at La Trattoria, two gangsters vie for one woman, as is the case at Ernesto’s, but with masks and swords instead of fedoras and moles; and at the Starlite, a leather-jacket-clad lad is blind to his love in cat-eye glasses.

Martin falters in his opening number and at the diner, but redeems himself in the middle. McConnell and Cohenour are strong throughout, with Cohenour being the standout. All three show exemplary versatility in taking on five characters each, and the often silly personas the script calls for. This is a fun show that laughs at this crazy thing called love; it does not try to make any sense out of it or make some grand point. With Ron Spencer’s direction, the cast goes with it, enjoying the ride.

Check out more about the musical at www.fivecourselove.com. The show continues through June 14. For tickets ($25) and reservations, call Theatre on the Square, 627 Massachusetts Ave., at 317-685-TOTS or go to www.tots.org. Get a 25 percent discount on a ticket with a receipt for a full-price course at Agio, Rathskeller, Acapulco Joe’s, Old Point Tavern or Weber Grill.

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