CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY: 9/3 – 10/15

     “Water by the Spoonful,” the second installment of the triptych known as “The Elliot Plays,” is currently on view at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma Street in Denver.  It’s the Regional Premiere of a work by Quiera Alegria Hudes that received the Pulitzer Prize in 2012.

     In it Odessa runs a virtual support line for drug addicts from her living room computer. In her attempt to help others via cyberspace, she is also aware that her real-life biological family is disintegrating around her.long winded.

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     Odessa, the central character, is played by Denver favorite Gabriella Cavallero. William Hahn(Fountainhead), Thony Mena(Elliot) and Jenna Moll Reyes(Oranguatan) are outstanding in the supporting cast. 

      The scenic design by Markas Henry is exceptionally well done.

     In his director’s notes Chip Walton says: “In a world often marked by division rather than unity, “Water by the Spoonful” has been a reminder to me that the search for community is one of the most core needs we have as humans. Whether that need is filled by family or by an online collection of virtual strangers we all want to find a home – to find people that understand and see us for who we really are.” Walton is so correct in this.

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     I may be mtallment be m prequel I may be missing something. for addicts to help keep each other clean. the  by family or by an oSince this reviewer did not see the first installment of The Elliot Plays it is possible that I am missing something of significance from its origin. So take this review with a block of salt and go support Curious Theatre. 

     One hopes that this current fad of having plays done in a serialized fashion will end soon. With the tsunami of theatre onstage in Colorado it’s impossible to see all the shows. To get to three installments of one triptych at a single theatre is even more so. And to only see one or two segments dilutes the essence of a triptych - like water by the spoonful.

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Curious Theatre Company is located at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver, CO

Go online at Curioustheatre.org or call 303-623-0524 for tickets