Two hostile ex-lovers, political and philosophical opposites,
are sent together worldwide on an ashes-scattering journey thought up by their
dead friends (when they were alive). Ashes must be scattered, from a castle in
Ireland, where one of them must hang upside down and kiss the Blarney Stone,
through a series of other terrifying destinations, such as Spain for the nearly
fatal Running of the Bulls. Piloting them on their journey is their ubiquitous
fast-changing Guide who
comments hilariously on the highly dramatic action.
Ever since the battling Beatrice and Benedick, in Much Ado About Nothing, were
conned into falling in love by friends, I’ve loved the concept. In the great
days of Hollywood, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, battled the war of the
sexes in marvelous screwball comedies. So don’t miss playwright Debbie Bolsky’s
rollicking comedy, where she takes up the gauntlet with a new twist since, in this
modern take, we are guided by a transforming angel who personifies each wild
location.
Michael Uribes, as The Guide, is a total delight as Airline
Stewardess, a Scottish Highlander, a Guerilla Fighter, and more, segueing
through a series of personas, costumes and accents. Lena Bouton is dynamic as
the nervous Sara, and Kevin Young intensely charming as the reluctant
Jefferson. Wildly imaginative direction by Katherine James.
Presented by Laurel
Wetzork for The Athena Cats,
a collective of Southern California female playwrights & directors, and
produced by Racquel
Lehrman, Theatre Planners.
The Odyssey Theatre,
2055 S.
Sepulveda
Blvd., West LA. For reservations and information, call 310-564-9410
or go to www.AshesToAshesThePlay.com.
Photos by Ed Krieger.
Also reviewed in the
January issue of NOT BORN YESTERDAY.
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