COMMANDO: The Radio Play
by Abby Falvo		project pigeon - Winnipeg, MB
V.18 - The Park Theatre 
COMMANDO is back! The explosive radio play is returning to the Winnipeg Fringe, now enhanced for a bigger stage with more sounds, more one-liners, and more Arnold.
Adapted from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name, COMMANDO features a cast of voice actors and live sound effects performed with more than 60 props to recreate the 1985 action blockbuster as an old-style radio play.
4 STARS COMMANDO: The Radio Play is one of the funniest shows [at the Winnipeg Fringe] — Randall King, Winnipeg Free Press (Twitter)

Cast:
Cathy Herbert, Sam Mclean, Will O'Donnell, and Dan Robertson

Director:
Abby Falvo

 		Show Info:
45 minutes
Genre:
Unclassifiable

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Mild Language, Violent Content, Gunshots

Wed July 17 7:30 PM
Thu July 18 7:30 PM
Fri July 19 7:30 PM
Sat July 20 7:30 PM
Sun July 21 7:30 PM
Tue July 23 7:30 PM
Wed July 24 7:30 PM
Thu July 25 7:30 PM
Fri July 26 7:30 PM
Sat July 27 7:30 PM

COMMANDO: The Radio Play

project pigeon—The Park Theatre

Commando was such a fun time! The talented cast on stage gave us a silly, entertaining show that had us laughing the entire time!

Lorelle Rawson

COMMANDO: The Radio Play

project pigeon—The Park Theatre

Having seen this show once before during a non-Fringe one, I do have to say that it absolutely holds up, with modern iteration and revisions to keep things fresh. A cast of 3 voice actors, Sam McLean, Cathey Herbert and Will O’Donnell vocally (and, in a smaller way, physically) act out the different characters of everyone’s favourite insane action film Commando. Will’s Schwarzenegger is always fantastic, with Sam and Cathey filling out the rest of the cast and taking on a multitude of different voices. The highlight, however, is as always Abby Falvo, doing the Foley work (sound effects) for the show right on stage, hatchetting melons, vibrating boxes, and rocking out on the electric uke to fill in the music for sensitive scenes and the numerous comedic ad breaks.

A real treasure to see, especially with the clear passion that this troupe has in keeping the show fresh and improve their performances over time.

Josh Fidelak

project pigeon

COMMANDO: The Radio Play—The Park Theatre

Commando takes the action, kill lines, and bombast of the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger blockbuster and adds a little radio play razzle dazzle. The talented voice actors will immerse you in the world, while the sound effect artist recreates the explosive action with a hot water bottle, cookie tin, and celery. *Seeing the original is not a requirement