Take three delicious,
malicious wives, add three miserable, unloving husbands and chill.
That's the recipe of Michele Lowe's tantalizing new comedy that had
Broadway audiences cheering. The Smell of the Kill revolves around
Nicky, Debra and Molly who have tolerated one another during
once-a-month dinners for years. While their unseen spouses play golf in
the dining room, the women exchange confidences for the first time
revealing that all three marriages are on the brink of disaster and all
three women are facing the challenges of their lives.
Andy has a sweet Catholic mother,
a sour Catholic father and a severely retarded younger brother named Mickey.
When he brings his Jewish atheist fiancé to meet the folks on Christmas Eve, his
worst fears about family blow ups are realized. But Mickey, whose entire
vocabulary is "oh boy" and "wow," suddenly says "Greetings!" An ancient, wise
and witty spirit who is set upon healing the family has borrowed Mickey's body.
Though a play for all seasons, Greetings! is ideal for groups wanting something
special to put on at Christmas/Hanukkah time.
A quartet of black women spanning
four generations makes up this heartwarming dramatic comedy. The four, plus a
white woman, friend of the youngest, come together to celebrate the matriarch's
ninetieth birthday. It's a wild party, one that is a lovable lunatic glance at
the exhilarating challenge of growing old amidst the exasperating trials of
growing up.
In roles originated by Uta Hagen
and David Hyde Pierce, this two-character comedy opens as a aging but still
formidable woman hires an acerbic dance instructor to give her lessons in St.
Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the widow of a
Southern Baptist minister gives way to profound compatibility as they swing
dance, tango, foxtrot and cha-cha while sharing more than dance steps. During
the sixth and final lesson, she reveals a closely guarded secret-she is
terminally ill-and he shares his greatest gifts-loyalty and compassion. As
Michael takes Lily in his arms on the final meeting, they both transcend fear
and mortality while the sun sets on their last dance.
