Rabbit Hole
Vintage Theatre Productions
3/11 – 4/17
David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Rabbit Hole” received
the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2007. A departure from his usual quirky
comedies "Fuddy Meers” and “Kimberly Akimbo,"
Haley Johnson and John Hauser
the playwright turns his
attention to a family coming to terms with grief after the death of their young
son.
Every aspect of
this production is so natural that one feels as though he were a member of the
extended family present in their living room and privy to their grieving process.
Bernie Cardell directs this Vintage Theatre production with fierce honesty.
There
are so many aspects of Mr. Cardell’s direction which one wishes to commend that
it’s rather difficult to choose among them. Besides his excellent pacing and
superb casting, this director has done so much more. Just one of those telling
directorial touches is having delicious strawberry pies, crèmes caramels and
birthday cakes engaging our eyes and (subliminally) our taste buds as these people do everything possible to call
back what once was the sweetness of Life.
Thanks to the configuration
of the Bond-Trimble Theatre one is allowed an intimacy with the characters. This is especially valuable in the scene in
which Ms. Johnson and Ms. Persoff, the grieving grandmother of this child, go
through the difficult process of sifting through the dead boy’s belongings in
order to decide what to discard and what to hold on to.
Led by a riveting portrayal by Haley Johnson, the compelling
performances of Deborah Persoff, Marc Stith, Maggy Stacey and John Hauser
conspire to invite us to an empathic participation in this exquisitely written
and tenderly presented journey.
Vintage Theatre presents
"Rabbit Hole"
A life-shattering accident turns a couple’s world upside down.
March 11-April 17
Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2:30 p.m.; Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m.
(No performance Sunday, March 27)
$24 - $30
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora 80010
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