Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you; you answer quite slowly … and it’s Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear. There are plenty of people near, however, as he is in the midst of a tableau set to the tune of “Eleanor Rigby” during Cirque du Soleil’s The Beatles LOVE. The iconic, imposing character from Revolver also has four arms, with one clutching a Bible and one holding an umbrella reminiscent of the ones the Fab Four wielded on the cover of Beatles ’65.

Paul McCartney doesn’t describe Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his two pairs of hands as he walks from the grave, though. That’s a creative liberty, with several theories best related by the actor who plays him, Noah Bremer.

“I’ve been given several answers and I have my own,” says Bremer, who first joined Cirque as part of touring show Varekai in 2011 and became part of LOVE three years ago. “One of the ideas is that he’s moving so fast with his gesturing and with his preaching and proselytizing that the eyes see four (arms in a blur). Another, which is my personal favorite, is that it’s how the Beatles see Father McKenzie, combining a Buddhist god with a Catholic one.”

Regardless of symbolism, Father McKenzie is one of the most recognizable characters from a Beatles song in LOVE, a “splash of darkness” amid the kaleidoscope of colors as Bremer points out. He is fully immersed in his character while performing.

“With my actor brain on, I’m actually enjoying trying to set people straight,” says Bremer. “I get them on the right path, and there’s a joy in them being disobedient because I get more fired up. It’s a very interesting dynamic. I see everybody playing and having a good time, and I have to do my best to put a stop to that. Of course, I’m unsuccessful.”

Bremer attended University of Minnesota where the California native became active in a group called Live Action Set. One of his higher-profile gigs has been a supporting role as Dan in Maria Bamford’s Netflix series Lady Dynamite. “It was great to meet her,” says Bremer. “She was unique. She’s exactly like she is on the show.”

Like many of his Cirque du Soleil siblings, Bremer has a thirst for theatrical expression. He’s a conduit to Las Vegas for his Minnesota performing family, with one of his most recent projects being an interactive production titled Oakey Family Supper Club.

“I’m a creative person, and I’m compelled to always be making and working, and thinking and devising projects,” says Bremer. “I’ve really got the best of both worlds, playing to an audience that ranges from fans who saw the Beatles perform to kids for whom it’s an entire different experience … It all kind of intertwines, doesn’t it?”

The Mirage, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 7 p.m. show only Feb. 26, starting at $79 plus tax and fee. 702.792.7777