Pork Filled Players

Goin' Steady: The Musical!?

"Another piece which stood out, if only for the rousing rock and roll soundtrack and campy, Rocky Horror type of songs was Goin' Steady-The Musical. Another piece by the very funny Pork Filled Players, Goin' Steady had some of everything, including a Dyke superheroine and her relationship with her somewhat co-dependent sidekike. Both Christine Chin and Danielle Reierson made these characters come to life and the only quibble I had was that they didn't do a good long liplock. Still, the show was fun and even moving at times, particularly when May (Chin) sings about feeling left out of the action by Captain Victory (Reierson), her super gal pal. Also, David Ige's song about being a "bad, bad, bad, bad man" was so funny that everyone laughed."
Seattle Gay News

"Intimate relationships are hard enough, but when the relationship is with a lesbian superhero named Captain Victory and the city is being overrun by giant shellfish, things can be especially difficult. Seattle’s Pork Filled Players provide what you might expect from sketch comedy—safe, broad, silly jokes about Microsoft and the town of Renton. Not so silly are the jabs at identity and stereotyping. With Seattle in peril, Captain Victory solicits the help of the Asian Shadow, whose secret power is the ability to appear invisible to society. The real meat of the show, however, is the struggle for power between Captain Victory and her lesbian lover, May Lei, which plays out both at home and at a public media event. With some forced acting and clever musical numbers, Goin’ Steady is B-movie fun—not great, but it makes no pretensions of being so."
-Gregory Zura, the Stranger

"Here’s a show that mixes up humor, music, and a melodramatic plot in a comic frolic which reveals that even super hero lesbians can have relationship problems. There’s lots of kidding around with some zany to sweet songs, and one with a beautiful five part harmony reminiscent, strangely enough, of Mozart! May Lei (Christine Mary Chin) is feeling that her relationship with Captain Victory (Danielle Reierson) is on the skids. They move to Seattle to become protectors of the city, to increase their intimacy, and to come out, all at the same time. The plot thickens as more characters enter. May’s unemployed brother PJ (Edward Tonai) moves in. The Asian Shadow (David Ige) comes to our heroes’ aid. And young reporter Darla Green (Erin Knight) arrives to document it all. All of this silliness is greatly assisted by some clever multi-use set pieces. You may feel a little pork-filled yourself when it’s all through, but it is great fun. "
-Rollin Thomas, Fringe Review Rag

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				Goin' Steady: The Musical!? "Another piece which stood out, if only for the rousing rock and roll soundtrack and campy, Rocky Horror type of songs was Goin' Steady-The Musical. Another piece by the very funny Pork Filled Players, Goin' Steady had some of everything, including a Dyke superheroine and her relationship with her somewhat co-dependent sidekike. Both Christine Chin and Danielle Reierson made these characters come to life and the only quibble I had was that they didn't do a good long liplock. Still, the show was fun and even moving at times, particularly when May (Chin) sings about feeling left out of the action by Captain Victory (Reierson), her super gal pal. Also, David Ige's song about being a "bad, bad, bad, bad man" was so funny that everyone laughed." Seattle Gay News "Intimate relationships are hard enough, but when the relationship is with a lesbian superhero named Captain Victory and the city is being overrun by giant shellfish, things can be especially difficult. Seattle’s Pork Filled Players provide what you might expect from sketch comedy—safe, broad, silly jokes about Microsoft and the town of Renton. Not so silly are the jabs at identity and stereotyping. With Seattle in peril, Captain Victory solicits the help of the Asian Shadow, whose secret power is the ability to appear invisible to society. The real meat of the show, however, is the struggle for power between Captain Victory and her lesbian lover, May Lei, which plays out both at home and at a public media event. With some forced acting and clever musical numbers, Goin’ Steady is B-movie fun—not great, but it makes no pretensions of being so." -Gregory Zura, the Stranger "Here’s a show that mixes up humor, music, and a melodramatic plot in a comic frolic which reveals that even super hero lesbians can have relationship problems. There’s lots of kidding around with some zany to sweet songs, and one with a beautiful five part harmony reminiscent, strangely enough, of Mozart! May Lei (Christine Mary Chin) is feeling that her relationship with Captain Victory (Danielle Reierson) is on the skids. They move to Seattle to become protectors of the city, to increase their intimacy, and to come out, all at the same time. The plot thickens as more characters enter. May’s unemployed brother PJ (Edward Tonai) moves in. The Asian Shadow (David Ige) comes to our heroes’ aid. And young reporter Darla Green (Erin Knight) arrives to document it all. All of this silliness is greatly assisted by some clever multi-use set pieces. You may feel a little pork-filled yourself when it’s all through, but it is great fun. " -Rollin Thomas, Fringe Review Rag
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