As mentioned here, our pal Frank Ferrante is currently starring in in Ken Ludwig's play A Comedy of Tenors at the historic Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia. Frank also directed this production of the bawdy farce and like most farces, it requires the actors to make split-second exits and entrances and often costume changes. Since Frank plays two look-alike characters, he has at least twice the normal number of exits and entrances, plus plenty of costume changes.
Here's a short video shot backstage that may give you some idea of how hard one has to work doing a play like this. If you're anywhere near Philadelphia and would like to see it from the front and learn what all the running-around is about, here's how to get tickets. Frank will be doing this until March 3 by which time he should have dropped at least twenty pounds doing this eight shows a week…