Purple Haze, Sticky-Icky-icky, Santa Maria, Sweet Malaysian Skunk Weed, Maui Waui, Muffman Delight, 7 Seconds, Purple Power, no matter what you call it this show makes marvelous sense out of the wonderful and wacky world of pot smoking. If you were unsure if an entire show about pot smoking could be funny, think no more because the Marijuana-Logues is hysterically funny from beginning to end. The show also dispels many hurtful myths about port smoking as well, such as the idea that pot smoking makes you not want to do anything, as Arj Barker said, “As soon as I finish smoking I immediately have a few solid hours of worrying needlessly and then I want to take a nap!” Cast members Arj Barker, Doug Benson and Tony Camin have done a marvelous job of writing and crafting an hour and a half of some of the wittiest and most light hearted observations on this often taboo subject.
This show originally ran off-broadway for over a year with wonderful reviews and I can see why. Marijuana–logues has both the crafted feel of a well written play and the loose improvisational feel of stand up comedy. Lakeshore Theatre’s Artistic Director, Chris Ritter, told me that he will be concentrating on short runs like this, so if you missed Marijuana-logues this time around you can catch it again in about six months.
You can get more information about the cast and the show, and purchase the book or CD at www.potshow.com. Doug Benson told me after the show that they had a website called The Marijuana-logues.com but that most pot smokers could not remember how to spell it!
