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This spare, surprising portrait of sisterhood in tragedy may at first seem
better suited for Oprah than for Fringe, but the emotional revelations it
serves up are biting and raw. In the bedroom where Jamie (Lori Brigantino)
and her younger sister Jo (Reyna Kahan) chat, dance, and sing through the
night, unable to sleep, their love, loss, and fading innocence are palpable.
Puppets appear, as in many Fringe productions, but they're Jo's imaginary
creations, designed to express what she cannot. The performances are
pitch-perfect, and though the bickering is overdone and Kahan is a little
too good at playing the brat, it's hard to fault a story that can make even
jaded New Yorkers weep about home.
-- JADA YUAN
Lori Brigantino and Living Room Arts
Written by Jane Shepard; directed by Melanie S. Armer.
Where: Theater for the New
City-Cabaret Theater, 155 First Ave.
When:
8/15 at 11:00am, 8/17 at 6:00pm, 8/19 at 7:30pm,
8/22 at 8:30pm.
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