In Page 73's world premiere, six characters are brought to life by three actors playing across gender and generation, capturing father/daughter and mother/son in a family drama. More…
The Phelans and the Lavecchias grew up in each other’s homes in a tight-knit working-class community, sharing the good times and the bad. As the younger generation grapples with complicated life choices, a shifting crisis is set in motion that threatens the bonds of this extended family.
See it if You want to revel in the virtuosity of performers playing across gender and age. And have time to spare.
Don't see it if You want to see succinct storytelling. The flashy structural device of the casting did not pay off in the story of the second act.
Also Cuts in the first act (no need for an intermission here) would have he... Read more Read less