The Women of Padilla

Two River Theater
in

Guest Review

Let me preface my review with this: I loved the play. I feel compelled to write about The Women of Padilla because it moved me, and I want to encourage others to be moved as well. I hesitate because the play is delicate, and I am afraid that my words will weigh it down and obscure that lovely feature. In the world presented by playwright, Tony Meneses, we meet the ad hoc family, fitfully created. Women left behind after their husbands - eight brothers - have left for a mysterious, yet sadly familiar war.

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Man of La Mancha

Barrington Stage Company
in

Full disclosure - there are shows that I don’t see because I don’t want to bias my opinion.  The corollary of this is that certain shows are impossible for me not to love.  Man of La Mancha is one of those shows.  That, however, should take nothing away from the joy I derived from this production.  Already expecting to be wowed by the reunion with my old friends in the dark and dirty dungeons of the Spanish Inquisition, I was overwhelmed by the spirit and potency of this production. 

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