The Colony Theatre Company
Burbank CA
Through March 2003
Director: David Rose
Scenic Design: Robert L. Smith
Lighting Design: Lisa D. Katz
Sound Design: Drew Dalzell
Costume Design: A. Jeffrey Schoenberg
Properties Design: MacAndMe
Make-up Design: Bradley M. Look
Fight Choreography: Charles Currier
Assistant Director: Anjali Bal
The second act is not as funny as the first. Rather than end the show on a comic high, Lindsay-Abaire has chosen to go for a more serious, if not downright touching, ending. The company executes it well enough - when we're supposed to take a moment and think about how really awful it must be for someone suffering from amnesia and the people who must cope with it, we do feel for them. The problem is that we'd rather not. Having spent two hours laughing at these characters, it is a bit of a downer to actually have to take them seriously.
Sharon Perlmutter, Talkinbroadway.com
Although Rose scores in leading this talented crew through a comedic minefield, when it becomes time to deal with the realities behind each character they have to travel too far to adequately register the reality of a prevalent social ill. Partly it is the writing that trivializes the problem. However, the actors have worked so hard to elicit laughter that their descent into recognition feels rushed.[separate interesting thought] An imaginative and versatile set by Robert L. Smith allows the proceedings to unfold cinematically without sacrificing the flow of action. Lisa D. Katz's lighting serves well, but the scenes in the car are not as tightly lighted as they might be. Costuming by A. Jeffrey Schoenberg also serves the interpretation.
Leigh Kennicott, Back Stage West
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