Maker of Odds and Sods

Play Reviews

Reviews are of play scripts, written with a mind to how appropriate they are for performance at TheaterWorks Hartford.

The Portuguese Kid by John Patrick Shanley

Atalanta is a twice-widowed fifty-year-old who has been calling out Barry's name while having sex with other men all her life. Now she is having a dalliance with the young man who broke Barry's young wife's heart, making her ripe for the picking when Barry came along. Put these two couples in a room and guess what happens? Anyone who fails to guess, you should check the pulse of.

Alexandra Wahl