rosiegrl
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 Reviews
Event Review: Hermetically Sealed
This play begins with a family flawed and broken like so many American families, but don't be fooled... It packs an unexpected punch. Writer Kathryn Graf really tapped into a family in pain. It unfolds as the mother, played by Gigi Bermingam, frantically bakes sweet-smelling desserts, trying to meet a catering deadline. Her video-game addicted teenage son, played superbly by Nicholas Podany, is trying to hold the family together and seems to be barley holding on himself, when all hell breaks loose after the catering company's owners, a married couple, (both named Dale), arrive and upset the already fragile situation. Julia Prud'homme gave a stand-out performance as the strong-willed, middle-aged, frustrated meddler, Dale, Jr. You alternately feel sorry for her, when she describes her sad existence while filling her mouth with baked goods, and hostile toward her as she pushes her own selfish agenda. Kudos to director Joel Polis for bringing the piece to life by allowing it to build to a crescendo of intensity, making this a night of theater I won't soon forget.
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