
Scena Theatre Happy Days
By David Siegel • Jun 17th, 2014 • Category: Reviews“So little to say, so little to do, and the fear so great,” says the character Winnie. Yet she finds a way to go on looking ever forward to other Happy Days.
“So little to say, so little to do, and the fear so great,” says the character Winnie. Yet she finds a way to go on looking ever forward to other Happy Days.
Grounded is an issue-raising script and performance that doesn’t shrivel away from tough matters.
The play is light-hearted; you’ll likely find yourself laughing at almost every line, especially in a production as on target as this one.
Faction of Fools turns a problematic script into a stylistic and darkly funny triumph. Far be it from a critic to skewer the company’s efforts.
Adapted and staged by Matthew R. Wilson, the Faction of Fools has respected the play’s grisly bones but added a veneer of comic touches to coat the bones and make them a bit more palatable.
The 80-minute play features just two actors and one set; the parquet wood-floored study of Freud, adorned with a carefully arranged bookshelf, floor to ceiling drapes, and an examination couch — which becomes an object of jest throughout.
Cock is an accomplished trek into a well-groomed performance and culturally loaded play that is worth an audience’s attention.
The ensemble cast delivers not only one well-conceived laugh line after another but also highly satisfying character development along the way.
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s The Love of the Nightingale is given a terrifyingly beautiful performance by the Constellation Theatre Company.
As produced by GALA Hispanic Theater, Living Out is chock-full of Sophie’s choices for families deeply affected by their unequal economic and legal relationships.