I saw this tonight and thought it was great. LOVED Vanessa. She plays an older, Jewish Polish woman, who speaks English with a Polish accent as well as some dialogue in Polish. She is very spry; there is a lovely physicality to her performance that made me completely believe that she was that woman. she's warm, moving and very, very funny. It's a treat to see an actress of this caliber in such an intimate venue.
Eisenberg is able to keep up with her and gives a fine performance in his own right. His character is arrogant and a bit of a prick, but he underscores these negative qualities with humanity and makes it work.
The play itself is quite good. As someone else mentioned it reminded me of 4000 Miles. This play creeps up on you though- there are a lot of laughs and slowly you realize you really care about these two characters, so when things start to get serious it caused some panic in me.
I hope Eisenberg keeps writing plays, and keeps performing too. I think this is one that will stay in my mind for days to come.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!