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Two accomplished playwrights team up to give audiences two splendid one-acts.
The first, by David Greenspan, looks at female body rights. "If a woman has
the right to an abortion, then she should have the right to her own
embryos," chime the two female characters, played by Ilka Saddler Pinheiro
and Ellen Shanman. Although they're discussing incredibly contemporary
issues -- most specifically the childlessness of their married friends -- the
women, dressed in long white gowns and shawls, seem more Victorian than
post-Roe v. Wade. And that doesn't make much sense. But the witty banter and
simple direction make up for the costumes. Christopher Shinn's play brings
together a "compulsive masturbator" with, well, another one of those, and a
sharp, omniscient female narrator. The men talk about "being gay and having
suicidal thoughts and then masturbating," and somehow they make a
connection. Oddly touching, despite its tough subject. -- ELLEN CARPENTER
Singularity
Five
Frozen Embryos, written by David Greenspan, and The Sleepers, written by
Christopher Shinn; directed by Jon Schumacher.
Where:
The Kraine, 85 E. 4th St.
When:
8/12 at 8:45, 8/14 at 7:30, 8/17 at 9:30, 8/23 at 3:00.
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