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Parfumerie miklÓs lÁszlÓ adapted by adam pettle and brenda robins }{
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ARTIST NOTE: KEVIN BUNDY When I get asked what I’m doing for the holiday season I say “I’m so lucky, I get to work!” And it’s true. I love performing in December, everyone is always in such a good mood. And for the past eight or nine years I’ve had the good fortune to have been asked to perform in both A Christmas Carol and Parfumerie for the Soulpepper Theatre Company over the holidays. Actors and directors always say they love working on remounts of shows because the second chance at the rehearsal process deepens the work. That’s true. But with Parfumerie this time around for me it is a chance to rework the gags. There we were, Morris Panych, Jeff Lillico and myself going over and over the minute workings of a move we’ve done many times before to figure out exactly how to get the best laugh. I love that.
People who’ve seen Parfumerie in the past have always remarked on how rare and wonderful it is to see a true Romantic Comedy on stage. And not that Parfumerie doesn’t have its darker side of infidelity, loneliness and hard times. But there is a real joy in the heart of this play that makes it such a pleasure to be involved with and to perform. As I look around the rehearsal hall and see everyone diving into their characters and telling the story, there are smiles everywhere because we are all moved by this beautiful, touching play.
KEVIN BUNDY, Kadash in Parfumerie
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