{"id":9563,"date":"2009-08-17T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=9563"},"modified":"2022-10-16T20:59:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:59:09","slug":"look-out-gerko-is-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=9563","title":{"rendered":"Look out: Gerko is watching!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You should probably read this post<\/a> first, a description of some of the worst shows I have ever been in. So bad that a man stood up during one of them and shouted at us actors on the stage, “WHO THE HELL WROTE THIS SHIT?” and then stormed out noisily. (Full story in that link there.)<\/p>\n

For that particular show in question (it was called Sitcom<\/i> – again, full story at the link above) I played the slutty daughter, akin to Christina Applegate in Married with Children<\/i>. My dear friend David played my heavy metal slash guido boyfriend. We were filled with shame, as we writhed around on the couch tearing at each other’s clothes, in front of a disenchanted and increasingly annoyed audience. The play, a spoof on sitcoms, also featured a furry creature who lived behind the couch. His name was Gerko. He was played by a wonderful actor named Rich Hutchman, who was reduced to lying behind the couch with this damn puppet who kept popping up to comment on the horrifying action unfolding.<\/p>\n

Some promotional photos were taken for Sitcom<\/i>, the crowning glory of which is below the jump.<\/p>\n

There is so much that is funny about the photo. Please just factor in the SHAME we were feeling. And it was written by a dear friend, a wonderful writer and actor – and directed by a fantastic director, another good friend – but the show just was not good. It was a disaster of epic proportions. The playwright has gone on to success, but there is one particular reviewer in Chicago who cannot help himself – EVERY time this reviewer writes about another one of my friend’s plays, he HAS to reference Sitcom<\/i>. Even though it was years ago. “Unlike Sitcom<\/i> …” “Those of you who remember Sitcom<\/i> …” Dude cannot let it go. It was a play of legendary badness. So although you may not SEE our shame (we’re pros!), it is there. Another thing: David’s face!! His arm!<\/p>\n

I’ve known David since I was 16. We’ve been friends forever. That alone makes this a funny photo.<\/p>\n

But the funniest thing is that GERKO overlooking the scene. Rich Hutchman, a wonderful actor, is crouched gamely behind the couch, puppet on hand, talking in a funny voice, eavesdropping on the family he lives with.<\/p>\n

I love actors. Even in our shame, we are glorious.<\/p>\n

At least there’s a RECORD of it all, to live on through the ages.<\/p>\n

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