By Tyler Fox
“All for one and one for all!” This iconic line perfectly sums up the feel of this production. With sword fighting, dancing, witty dialogue, physical comedy, a frying pan or two, and some stolen diamonds, Cobb & Co.’s The Three Musketeers is sure to delight all sorts of audiences.
In this rendition of The Three Musketeers, we follow young d’Artagnon as he leaves his family to join the queen’s guard, the Musketeers. When d’Artagnon meets Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, they toy with him when he challenges them to a duel to earn his place among them, ultimately, the Musketeers overpower him. Meanwhile, the Cardinal and Milady de Winter conspire to disgrace the Queen of France. It is now up to d’Artagnon and the Musketeers, with the help of d’Artagnon’s love Constance and the frying pan-wielding Planchet, to save the queen and discover who is really being this dastardly plot.
This version of The Three Musketeers was written by John Cobb; he has written several other shows and continues to write and produce shows. He and his sister, Ruthie Cobb, created Cobb & Co. Theater Productions and do work all over Utah. This company is special, in that, 10% of all their proceeds from The Three Musketeers will be donated to The Center for Women and Children in Crisis (www.cwcic.org) giving even more meaning to the phrase “All for one and one for all.”
The lead role, d’Artagnon, was played by Adam Gowers who has a great leading man swagger. Gowers has a great stage presence and a voice that is expressive and easily understandable. He also has wonderful chemistry with his fellow actors. His comedy and physicality will serve him greatly in the years to come.
The Musketeers were played by John Cobb (Athos), Jason Nordin (Porthos), and Michael Mehner (Aramis) who had wonderful chemistry with each other and with the rest of the cast. They had great distinct characters that worked well with each other and their lines rolled effortlessly off each other that they really seemed like a unit.
Kendra Klinkowski played the part of Constance and this young actress has some great instincts. It was really fun to watch her make some really clever and funny choices while she was working with some text that is indeed heightened language.
The two standout roles were those of Aaron Larsen playing Planchet and Meghan Flinders who played Milady de Winter. These two had the audience either laughing out loud or sitting on the edge of their seats. They were in character 100% of the time.
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This show was directed by Timothy Isaac Peay and is his directing debut. When asked, he said “My favorite part about this process was when the cast would have ideas about where a scene should go. That collaboration was my favorite part!” and as an audience member, this was evidently a huge part of their process. This was a collaborative process and Peay did a great job of empowering the cast to own their decisions and bring honesty to their roles.
I’d like to give special kudos to the production staff on their great work on making this show look great. Especially Erin Cobb who was in charge of costumes and John Valdez who was the fight choreographer.
This show was so much fun to watch. There were moments where the plot became a little hard to follow but the actors brought it back. This show had me laughing out loud and also had me wondering what was going to happen next.
Cobb & Co. Theater Productions presents The Three Musketeers by John Cobb
Castle Amphitheater, 1300 E Center St. Provo, UT 84606
June 22 – 30 7:30PM, no Sunday performances.
Tickets: $10 general admission, $7 senior/veteran/student, children under 4 are free
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Note: take something soft to sit on and some bug repellent. This is an outdoor area, hard stone seating and the bugs can get a little pesky.
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