It was the typical farcical story — an illicit affair, mistaken identities, and a set with lots of doorways. Those were the only things typical about the Lakeside Little Theatre’s production of “How the Other Half Loves” by Alan Ayckbourn.
From the get-go it is apparent that director Dave McIntosh is not only talented and experienced but has an uncanny sense of “the show.” The blocking, with two very different families in two different homes going through their daily routines and conversations at the same time while occupying the same space could have been a recipe for frenetic disaster. However, McIntosh moved his players through the maze with nary a hitch and painted a pleasing, easy flowing, and at no time confusing, picture. McIntosh also proved his metal, clearly directing his cast with a keen ear and eye but trusting them enough to pull back when necessary to allow them to humanize their characters to the max. Individuals in the cast actually became the characters.
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