[NEohioPAL]Six Critics Weigh in on The Tale of the Allergist's Wife at Dobama Theatre

[Marjorie Preston, PR/Marketing Director]

Six Critics Weigh in on The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife -- Now at Dobama
Theatre

“If it's laughs you're looking for, you'll find them in abundance,” says
Fran Heller of The Cleveland Jewish News.  "The brazen, situational farce
about what it means to be New York middle-class and middle-aged Jewish
resonates loudly in this Ohio premiere ably directed by Fred Sternfeld and a
hardworking ensemble … achingly funny … Jeanne Task makes her own imprint as
the depressed and mercurial woman yearning for personal fulfillment … Myrtle
Silverman ... formidable and witheringly funny, an irrepressible punch
without uttering a word.”

“Laughs pile upon laughs and by the end of Act I you are gasping for breath”
says Herb Hammer of the Chagrin Valley Times.  “Miss Task raises the ceiling
of the old theater and has turned the Charles Busch laugh-getter into a
laugh riot … Laura Perrotta as the magnificent Lee sweeps the play off its
feet.”

“Very funny … droll and facile social satire” says Tony Brown of the Plain
Dealer, “as full of laughs as Zabar’s is full of lox … members of the
supporting cast all give strong performances.”

“Dobama's production has a lot going for it,” says Roy Berko of The Times
Newspapers. "Jeanne Task swings the pendulum of emotions with ease.  One
minute she is depressed, the next manic.  Greg Violand plays the serious
pawn with purpose.  Laura Perrotta is outstanding as the friend who is both
hard to believe and impossible to ignore.  Myrtle Silverman has the right
presence for the self-put upon mother.  Rajiv Punja is fine as the doorman.”

Jarrod Zickefoose, Sun Press, calls The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife “a
quick-paced laugh fest” and says “what this play does provide is the
curative power of uproarious laughter.”

Marie Andrusewicz, Scene, says “Greg Violand is dead-on as the
phlegm-obsessed allergist, his erotic inner turmoil given expert comic play
when faced with the possibility of a ménage à trois with his wife and Lee,
who wants to slather them in scented oils. 'We’re both allergic to floral
scents,’ he deadpans, before giving over to temptation in one of the play’s
most expertly staged and well-executed scenes”  …“it’s as funny as one of
your better sitcoms.”


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Dobama Theatre is proud to present "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" by
Charles Busch -- EXTENDED through February 15!  Directed by Fred Sternfeld.
"As full of laughs as Zabar's is full of lox" -- Tony Brown, Plain Dealer

Upcoming productions:
In the Blood
By Suzan-Lori Parks, Directed by Sonya Robbins
featuring RaSheryl McCreary
original music by Bill Ransom
March 7-30
"Here and elsewhere, Parks has a voice that mixes distinctive lyricism with
a pungent wit." Variety

Raised in Captivity
By Nicky Silver, Directed by Russ Borski
April 25-May 18

THE 25th ANNUAL MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS' PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
Benefit Night June 5
FREE Performances June 6-8

13th ANNUAL OWEN KELLY ADOPT-A-PLAYWRIGHT PROGRAM
June 27-29

For reservations, call Dobama's box office line: (216) 932-3396.