The sets are minimal (no walls - only a window hanging in space, and one or two doors.) Yet somehow, it manages to have a surreal, uro Pee Wee’s Playhouse feel to itit. Scott sinks her teeth into it and deliversrs flawlessly.ĭirector and Theatre Conspiracycy founder Bill Taylor has done an excellent job of directing and staging agno here.
It’s a Christina Hendricks nott kind of role, and Ms. er, She’s obviously the prettier, more popular sister who enjoyeded the bulk of the male attention evenen in high school. Herr every line drips with suggestiveness. Szymkowicz takes sibling rivalry to a whole new level.ĭenise Scott plays Celia’s sisterr like a femme fatale, glamorouss and breezy and flirtatious. With Amanda’s arrival on thee sw doorstep, Mr. It’s Celia who pushes for the relationship to go further Teddy allows himself to be pushed. They just want to say they’re a painter or writer or filmmaker.) Szymkowicz is probably commenting here on artist wannabes - those who want to have painted or written or filmed,d, but don’t really have the passion foror it. He says he’s always wanted to paint, but he never hass the time for it. To borrow Gertrude Stein’s line, there’s not much there there with this character.Ĭelia likes to ponder things andd os is very inquisitive Teddy likes to eat and sleep. Jordan Wilson, who plays Teddy,y, is a master at playing these Keanuu Reeves not-a-thought-in-my-headd se roles. st While we don’t experience them as stereotypes, they certainly embodydy those associated with men andd women:w Celia likes to talk about herer feelings and thoughts and is complex, md while Teddy is very simple and non-reflective. (At one point, she tells her sister, “You’ve outlived your welc come!”) She’s a non-stop talker, whilele TeddyTe is stingy with his words andnd emotions, almost Heminwayesque. She doesn’t seem to possess that internal censor that keeps people from blurting out everything they’re thinking. Jenny Smith plays Celia at full-tilt, almost manic at times.
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