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This collection of seven one-acts is like a roller coaster-it starts out
slow, maybe even dull, but then it builds and builds, and by the end, it's a
good ride. The five talented actors play twenty different residents in six
different apartments in one building. Even a dog and a cat have the chance
to talk in The Hand That Feeds You, a gem of a play. Wendy Echols plays the
morose kitty Phluphy to Sheila Murphy's yippy and rambunctious Phydeaux.
Director Kevin Del Aguila gets right inside the animals' heads, and the
actresses-coughing up hairballs all the while-are superb. Del Aguila saves
his best play for last, though: Suite Harmony, in which a dinner party goes
awry thanks to the hosts' tendency to break into choreographed musical
numbers at the drop of a hat. The songs are ridiculous, the dancing is
horrific, but the whole concept-and the execution-is hilarious. "They're
weirdo show people," the female guest remarks. Isn't everyone at Fringe?
-- ELLEN CARPENTER
The Brain Collection
Written and directed by Kevin Del Aguila.
Where:
The Kraine, 85 E. 4th St.
When:
8/12 at 10:30pm, 8/19 at 4:45pm, 8/21 at 9:30pm, 8/24 at 7pm, 8/25 at
4:15pm.
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