July 10th, 2011
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L to R: Alicia Landis plays Emma, a real estate agent and Stephen Kuerschner is the mystery novelist at the center of Allana Harkin’s brand-new comedy “Real Estate,” now running at Playcrafters of Skippack.
When it comes to selling real estate, agents in the business would do just about anything to sell a house. Right? Of course, the pressure to sell is what real estate people know all too well. It’s part of the job. But what if a broker were to have only one week to sell a house?
That’s the premise in this delightful brand-new comedy written by Canadian playwright and actress Allana Harkin, who has written hundreds of shows for Canadian television and a critically-acclaimed all-female sketch troupe, “The Atomic Fireballs,” which earned a Canadian Comedy Award.
The troupe appears in Toronto’s NOW Magazine’s Top 10 shows of the year and videos of the performances have been shown at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Harkin has also been nominated for a 2010 “Artist to Watch” distinction. Her lovable slice-of-life comedy hit titled “Real Estate” has appeared nationally and made its premiere in the states in 2009, opening to critical acclaim.
Described as “funny…touching…heartwarming,” “Real Estate” has won over audiences, who have enjoyed this two-hour comedy that takes place in fictional small-town suburbia outside of Toronto.
“It’s a nice little sitcom,” said the show’s director, Chip Breithaupt. “It’s very light and could take place here or anywhere.”
In this current time of heavy economic woes, a story centering on the efforts of a real estate transaction cast in a funny light easily lends itself to something we all could use.
The play consists of four characters. Joel is the mystery novelist (played by Stephen Kuerschner) who has moved into his family’s ramshackle lakefront home that his dad built. The house is a fixer-upper and badly needs to be sold or go into foreclosure.
In fact, the county is on the back of quirky Emma, a new real estate agent (played by Alicia Landis), to sell it fast. She’s only recently come to be an agent, and this is her first listing.
With all that she’s recently learned in her real estate seminars, she’s had to chuck most of it in light of the tight time-frame she’s been given to sell it. Emma comically attempts a number of measures to make the house more attractive to potential buyers including feng shui and incense burning to rid it of bad spirits.
Enter Estelle (played by Laura Shapella), Joel’s ex-wife, and her boyfriend, Ted (played by James Royale), who sells skin care products, and the play turns into a funny sitcom with a twist.
“It’s a fun show,” said the director.
The four characters blend a comic situation with real, believable characters and some tender, emotional moments. You’ll be rooting for them all as the show comes to its final scenes.
Come enjoy the laughs, as this show deals with love and hope, and with such a ring of credibility in the characters’ dreams that you might end up dreaming them yourself. For this Playcrafters “showing,” the real estate marketing sign will read: “A Must See.” Continued…
L to R: Alicia Landis plays Emma, a real estate agent and Stephen Kuerschner is the mystery novelist at the center of Allana Harkin’s brand-new comedy “Real Estate,” now running at Playcrafters of Skippack.
When it comes to selling real estate, agents in the business would do just about anything to sell a house. Right? Of course, the pressure to sell is what real estate people know all too well. It’s part of the job. But what if a broker were to have only one week to sell a house?
That’s the premise in this delightful brand-new comedy written by Canadian playwright and actress Allana Harkin, who has written hundreds of shows for Canadian television and a critically-acclaimed all-female sketch troupe, “The Atomic Fireballs,” which earned a Canadian Comedy Award.
The troupe appears in Toronto’s NOW Magazine’s Top 10 shows of the year and videos of the performances have been shown at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Harkin has also been nominated for a 2010 “Artist to Watch” distinction. Her lovable slice-of-life comedy hit titled “Real Estate” has appeared nationally and made its premiere in the states in 2009, opening to critical acclaim.
Described as “funny…touching…heartwarming,” “Real Estate” has won over audiences, who have enjoyed this two-hour comedy that takes place in fictional small-town suburbia outside of Toronto.
“It’s a nice little sitcom,” said the show’s director, Chip Breithaupt. “It’s very light and could take place here or anywhere.”
In this current time of heavy economic woes, a story centering on the efforts of a real estate transaction cast in a funny light easily lends itself to something we all could use.
The play consists of four characters. Joel is the mystery novelist (played by Stephen Kuerschner) who has moved into his family’s ramshackle lakefront home that his dad built. The house is a fixer-upper and badly needs to be sold or go into foreclosure.
In fact, the county is on the back of quirky Emma, a new real estate agent (played by Alicia Landis), to sell it fast. She’s only recently come to be an agent, and this is her first listing.
With all that she’s recently learned in her real estate seminars, she’s had to chuck most of it in light of the tight time-frame she’s been given to sell it. Emma comically attempts a number of measures to make the house more attractive to potential buyers including feng shui and incense burning to rid it of bad spirits.
Enter Estelle (played by Laura Shapella), Joel’s ex-wife, and her boyfriend, Ted (played by James Royale), who sells skin care products, and the play turns into a funny sitcom with a twist.
“It’s a fun show,” said the director.
The four characters blend a comic situation with real, believable characters and some tender, emotional moments. You’ll be rooting for them all as the show comes to its final scenes.
Come enjoy the laughs, as this show deals with love and hope, and with such a ring of credibility in the characters’ dreams that you might end up dreaming them yourself. For this Playcrafters “showing,” the real estate marketing sign will read: “A Must See.”
IF YOU GO:
“Real Estate,”
presented by
Playcrafters of Skippack
at The Barn
2011 Store Road
near Route 73,
Skippack, PA 19474,
July 7-9, 15-16, 21-23, 8 p.m.
& July 17, 3 p.m.
Tickets: $15.
Info: 610-584-4005 or
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