[NEohioPAL] Another Great review of MAGICAL THINKING Final 4 Performances at Actors' Summit

[Neil Thackaberry]

Fred Dolan
Arts On The Heights
WJCU-FM & wjcu.org

"Hello Cleveland, this is Uncle Fred for Arts on the Heights, I was
invited to a recent performance of Joan Didion's Year of Magical
Thinking
at the Actors' Summit in Hudson. 

This one woman performance is based on Joan Didion's book of the same
name, where she recounts the death of her husband
and the eventual death of their only daughter, after a prolonged severe
illness. 

Since Didion is a writer and writiers experience life, to distill it on
to a page the whole tone of the play is analytical rather than
emotional. 
Didion examines the details of her husband's death, the details of her
child's illness in an attempt to try to establish some sort of control
in situations
in situations that are beyond it.

For the audience, it's almost like rubbernecking a bad accident on the
free way, we are detached from the actual event but in the back of our
minds we know that only by the grace of God or dumb luck that could have
been us. Fascinating, we can't resist looking at the carnage.

Alone on stage for 90 minutes, MaryJo Alexander delivers a finely
nuanced performance and is fascinating to watch.

The Year of Magical Thinking has 4 more performances at Actors' Summit
in Hudson, this Thursday through Sunday March 1st. 
And additional information can be found at  actorssummit.org

For Arts on the heights this is Uncle Fred reminding you that any day at
the theatre is a good day."

 

Tickets
Preview tickets are $15. Regular performance tickets are $28 on Fridays
& Saturdays, $25 on Thursdays & Sundays, with seniors receiving a $3
discount at regular Thursday and Sunday performances. 

 

New this year: ALL full time student tickets (with ID) are $7 at all
performances. 

 

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (330) 342-0800 or from the website
at www.actorssummit.org.  

 

Web site
Actors' Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org
<http://www.actorssummit.org/> . Actors' Summit is a professional, not
for profit, 501-c-3 professional arts organization.  We are seeking
volunteers and board members.  For more details please call MaryJo or
Neil at (330) 342-0800. 


Actors' Summit is working under a developmental agreement with Actors'
Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage
Managers.)

 

Actors' Summit:  Professional Theater -- Ohio Artists.

 

 

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