| Saturday, November 25, 2006 |
| Merry Shopmas |
I suppose it's high time I post something again. We're heading into my least favorite time of the year -- the annual celebration of America's true religion, consumerism. Last year at this time, I had all of my gift shopping done; I was browsing at the mall as workers were just starting to put up holiday decorations. This year, not surprisingly, I'm nowhere near finished. My goal is to buy everything online.
Really, there was no better way to kick off the season than by seeing the latest ACT production, Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes," a tale of incredible greed and venality. We totally scored by snagging a handicapped parking spot half a block from the theater; hey, there has to be some advantage to having a disability! "The Little Foxes" is set in the early part of the 20th century and tells the story of three wealthy Southern siblings: Regina, Ben and Oscar. The men have a business deal in place that could make them even richer, but they need to come up with some more money in order to put together the initial investment. Regina's ill husband, Horace, is off at Johns Hopkins Hospital, but she really wants in on that deal, so she sends her daughter Alexandra to Baltimore in order to bring him home, despite his bum ticker. When Horace isn't convinced, Regina comes up with a way to make sure he cooperates. Meanwhile, Oscar and Ben cook up a highly illegal way to raise the cash on their own, without involving (and having to share the profits with) Regina.
This is one of the best productions I've seen at ACT. The set, the interior of Regina's mansion, was gorgeous; the play, while long (3 acts), moved at a brisk pace; the actors were all first-rate. The audience seemed really into it. During the final scenes, you could practically sense the crowd holding its collective breath, eager to see what happened next. There are still five plays left in the season, but it'll be hard to beat this one for general excellence. |
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