As I started recommending this show to everyone I know, at first, I had difficulty describing it to people. Sure, there's a red nose involved, but is it clown-like? Certainly not in the circus sense (thank goodness). A lot of the fun in this show comes from the performer's (Noel Williams) proficiency in physical comedy coupled with perfectly crazy and turbulent facial expressions. At the same time, you quickly become engrossed in the show through the dialogue, from her dialogue with the audience and her dialogues with the objects on stage with her. Somehow you find yourself relating to her battles with turnstiles and luggage. Noel has a rough day in her show, and she makes her audience alternate between sympathy and outrageous laughter very effectively. All that, and the Gone with the Wind bit is ingeniously funny!

This show is the seventh show I'm cramming onto my top five list, and it's one of the few shows I would try to see again this weekend, if I had time!

You can (and should) see Party of One at Diana's South on Friday 3/7 at 5:30 and 10:00 and on Saturday 3/8 at 1:00, 5:30 (recently added), and 8:30.