The final scene is the high point, but I was really engaged throughout. I think it's a strength that this relationship/play builds, complicates and grows more interesting -- it certainly never felt like there was filler. If anything, I think the structure is almost deceptively careful/specific.
Both actresses are terrific, and I agree Lavin will give Linney a run for her money (though Linney would likely be my preference).
For a Saturday night, the theater was startlingly empty (I was in the third row mezz, and there was not a single person behind me), but the few that were there seemed to be appreciative, if not rapturous. The play is super small-scale, relatively modest in scope (narratively AND thematically), so not sure if it'll garner the "you gotta see this!" buzz it'll need to survive, but if you're into works where relationships/characters take center stage (like, say, TIME STANDS STILL) more than plot mechanics, you do, in fact, gotta see this.
**vague, non-specific spoilers about the ending**
I think the note the play/final scene ends on is fantastic. Even given how smartly the rest of the play is written, I was absolutely expecting a bittersweet characters-resolve-their-s**t-and-hug-or-something conclusion. But what we get totally doesn't let the audience off the hook, and ends up being (morally and thematically) ambiguous in the best possible way. Just perfect.
Updated On: 4/18/10 at 12:02 AM
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