TribLIVE: When it comes to hosting a Tupperware party, nobody does it quite like Dixie Longate.
The high-spirited, fast-talking, outrageous and very funny Dixie is the invention of Los Angeles actor Kris Andersson .
As Dixie, he has been burping bowls and hawking Tupperware — “the best plastic crap on the planet” — since 2001.
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I had honestly never heard of a tupperware party until I saw this article, which is why I was intrigued enough to read it (and do a little research on the topic). What a fun way to advertise! It's like an infomercial on steroids - more entertaining and fast-paced, but with the same intention of selling products and making money. Making a comedy performance of it seems like the natural next step, and one that I would definitely like to see based on this article's description of its wit and humor.
The Tupperware party is one of those interesting American traditions, a mainstay from the traveling salesmen of the past, but built around the personal connection of a friend selling you the product (and subconsciously, asking you to confirm the friendship through guilt-laden purchases). That certainly sounds like a fun premise for an interactive performance. What I wonder about is how much the audience is willing to interact with the actress - my experience with the Late Night Catechism series (a very similar one-woman interactive piece) is that the prompts have to be really tailored in order to get the comedic responses to proceed with the show. Certainly starting with party games and giving away prizes would help to win the audience to your side and loosen them up quickly. I'd be interested to hear about the show's Tupperware sales records!
This show looks hilarious! When I think of tupperware, all I can think of is Mad Men and The Help. I think of the well poised southern belles who get together on Sundays for tea. I love how this breaks all of my stereotypes. It's something different that I wouldn't expect to come out of a tupperware party. I would never have thought of sexual jokes when hearing the word "tupperware". I do have a problem with the last sentence in the article, when it said that tupperware celebrates the empowerment of women. In my opinion, I see tupperware as chaining women to the happy-homemaker image. Sure it makes life and food preserving easier, but I think it is sexist to automatically relate women to tupperware. I think the article got it wrong here, but the play understands. Since Dixie is played by a male actor, it breaks boundaries. Other than that slip up in the article, I thought it was a good read, and it definitely makes me want to see the production
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