"'Bitter Greens' was never going to speak to large segments of the audience. But DeCrane's contrived plotting and risible dialogue are likely to reduce the target audience even further. If Kevin Kittle's direction can't find the right tone for these dramatics, it may be because there isn't one...'Bitter Greens' certainly shows initiative on the part of DeCrane. Now that she has gotten this exercise in post-college traumatic stress disorder past her, her next piece will surely be more interesting."
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"Though it was common practice centuries ago, perhaps the final take-away from 'Bitter Greens'--a new play by Clea DeCrane--is that an actor should not perform in her own work. In the play, DeCrane portrays Reyna, a character that is both confused and confusing. She's also more than a little aloof. When Reyna announces that she's going 'to go on a cleanse,' another character, Caitlin (Jessica Darrow), asks her, 'A cleanse from what, vegan bites and vitamin water?'"
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"The piece could use some editing, but there’s a great deal of good writing. Author Clea DeCrane clearly has the pulse of her time and peers...Director Kevin Kittle suffers something of a handicap with a set in which we never know quite where we are. As noted, physicality is extreme. Facial expressions are also over taxed, indicating emotion that could be shown in a less obvious/overt way. Characters remain very much themselves. Pacing is good."
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“'I LOOOOOOVED 'Bitter Greens.' I ate that show up...Written and starring Clea Decrane, I felt like I was watching the beginning of a star in acting and playwriting. Decrane is smart, nuanced, and aware of the spiritual murkiness that comes with being spoiled...Duplicitous motives, and deliciously devious plot twists turn this play about a group of people trying to live healthier into a soap opera on twenty-somethings that need to be better.”
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"DeCrane’s script is well-constructed and engaging, and her dialogue is snappy, if not particularly witty...Director Kevin Kittle makes inspired use of the small space,..’Bitter Greens’ bills itself as a satire of privilege, but it pulls its punches...DeCrane touches on rich topics... but shies away from delving into them...Ultimately, ‘Bitter Greens’ ends up serving a smoothie most of us have drunk our fill of already — and not nearly bitter enough.”
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