Gina Gionfriddo must have a penchant for psychology and therapy. It seems just about every one of her characters is a case study in "weird". Don't get me wrong - i liked the show. David Wilson Barnes (Lieutenant of Inishmore), Emily Bergl (Some Americans Abroad, A Touch of the Poet), Annie Parisse (Prelude to a Kiss, TV Law and Order), Thomas Sadoski (Reckless) and Kelly Bishop (Original cast, Sheila in A Chorus Line), pull off a funny, quirky, and entertaining rendition of "everyone has problems and life happens".
Suzanna (Bergl) is one of those overly emotional, overly dramatic people who thinks everything is way more dramatic then it really is. Max (Barnes) is a high profile, money-managing, uber-uptight and emotionally unavailable friend and (sort of) brother to Suzanna. Her father dies. Perhaps he was gay. Her Mother has MS (and now a rent-boy too) and is a domineering bitch. Now the family is poor. Romantic sparks fly. Fast forward 4 months - Suzanna marries Andrew (Sadoski) - a less than macho man who seemingly loves to "save" people, writes books and works as a barista. Enter blind date - friend of Andrew - Becky (Parisse) and Max. Add a dash of overbearing, domineering, funny as all hell mother (Bishop) and you've got complete family dysfunction!
While I did think that the play focused a bit too much on explaining the
physiological aspects of these people, it did hold my attention. When the curtain fell (figuratively) on Act I, it left you hanging and waiting to see exactly how this whole family mess would play out in Act II. Act II however, seemed to drag a bit. Do Suzanna and Andrew break up? Do they get past it? What becomes of Max and Becky? Fortunately for you, tickets are not that expensive - so to find out the answers to these and other questions - get your ticket today!