Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
By Steve Martin
Directed by Paul J. Potenza
Extended! Sep. 6 – Oct. 6, 2019
Tickets start at: $29.50
Preview Performances: Sep. 4 – 5 | Wed. – Thr. 8pm | Tickets start at: $18
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Distinctions
Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Nominated
- Best Production
What It's About
Mr. Martin is peerless at crafting tiny wit bombs, and always has been […] It’s definitely funny! – New York Times
Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a surprising and unforgettably funny new play.
Meteor Shower is a very funny play. Keening-like-a-howler-monkey funny. Design-a-new-cry-laughing-emoji funny. – Entertainment Weekly
About The Playwright
Steve Martin began his career on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” (1967-1969), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music in 1969. In the mid-1970s, Mr. Martin shone as a stand-up on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Martin’s films are widely popular successes and are the kind of movies that are viewed again and again: The Jerk (1979), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Roxanne (
Critic Reviews
Jobsite, even at a preview performance, offered audiences a splendid experience, walking delicately the line between the Absurd and comedy. There, go buy your ticket. This sort of work doesn’t come along often in a mainstream venue ... Jordan Foote, Amy E. Gray, Jamie Jones and Jonelle M. Meyer turned in a solid, delicious performance – Creative Loafing
It’s impossible not to laugh out loud during Jobsite Theater’s production of Meteor Shower ... All of the actors have impeccable comic timing. At 75 minutes, the play bounced along with a barrage of laughter coming every few minutes. Many bellies and cheeks went home sore. – Tampa Bay Times
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Cast & Crew
- Paul Potenza – Director
- Brian Smallheer – Technical Director
- Vivian Rodriguez – Stage Manager
Cast
- Jordan Foote – Norm
- Amy E. Gray – Laura
- Jamie Jones – Gerald
- Jonelle M. Meyer – Corky
Crew
- Jo Averill-Snell – Lighting Designer
- Salem Brophy – Assistant Stage Manager
- Jeremy Douglass – Composer
- Stuart Fail – Assistant Director
- Chris Holcom – Special Effects Artist
- Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer
- Danielle Walsh – Assistant Stage Manager
Patron Reviews
… it was great fun. It was not only fun, but made me think all the way home. What an amazing ensemble. All four were just perfect in their roles. Such talent, especially notable as comedy is tricky to pull off. But all of them were flawless. I couldn’t say which one was my favorite because they all so very good … I also noted that the audience was the youngest I have seen in a long while around Tampa or St. Pete. That is very heartening … To feel such energy and enthusiasm, is wonderful. You are doing something right! – Maggie Dowling
I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed that hard at a show. This cast is incredible and hilarious! – Lorinda Toole Gamson
Meteor Shower is hilarious and probably my favorite at the Shimberg yet. Ninety minutes of non-stop laughs! … in this up close and personal setting, we witnessed the players breaking character and giggling at their own slip ups and ridiculousness. Steve Martin would be proud! – Denise Mestanza-Taylor
This show was so funny!! Loved Corky! – Tiffany Schilling
John and I were glad to attend Sunday’s show. Kudos to cast and crew for a rollicking good time! Most especially Jonelle! She is a riot and we always enjoy seeing her in action. – Lori Pate
Attended Thursday night, great show and cast! – Greg Shalna
Loved the show! Was laugh-crying through most of it. “Stellar” performance. – @kyouki1fl
Yes! A perfect “The Jerk” era Martin – @milk_lunch
It was fantastic!! We both thought it was one of the best we’ve seen. – Lisa Roland Faust
This show was laugh out loud funny. Congratulations to all of you. – Chris Sgarlata
This was so good! We might see it again!!!! – Bradley Speck
If you need a good couples night full of laughter, GO SEE THIS! It will make you want to mail eggplant to your friends. – Chris Hart
We attended the Sunday show and had a great time. So good to laugh out loud, and, oh boy, did we ever want to smack that Gerald!! 🤣 (Go see it and you’ll find out why!! 😂 ) – Margaret Nolan Mays
This [extension] is great news – a wonderful show with engaging performances. We were falling out of our seats! – @jrgallant2016
