COMEDY: Little Plates, Big Tapas, 2/11-14

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COMEDY: Little Plates, Big Tapas, 2/11-14

POSTED: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 8:00 PM

Filed Under: Comedy | Critical Mass Theater

The Haverford-spawned Groundswell Players, best known for their Philly Fringe hit, How to Solve a Bear, will present Little Plates, Big Tapas Fri. Feb. 11, through Mon. Feb. 14 at the Latvian Society (541 N. Seventh St.).

The show is about a small town pizzeria that gets handed down to the owner's fancy chef school son, who aims to turn his family's folksy dive into a high-end tapas joint. The Groundswell Players (alter-ego of improv troupe Leo Callahan), scripted the show, leaving room for improvisational flourishes. "They love exploring the idea of small time people with big city ambitions... and everything goes totally wrong," says Philadelphia Joke Initiative's Alexis Simpson. "They really investigate the integrity of these little people with big dreams. The comedy of everything falling apart isn't mocking these characters, but it shows how they're over-reaching their capabilities." Starring Nick Kerr, Alison King, Jack Meaney, Nicholas Mirra, Jesse Paulsen and Scott Sheppard, Little Plates, Big Tapas is $15 at the door or $10 online. For more information, visit The Philadelphia Joke Initiative online.

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