Stabilized Not Controlled

My overall impression

This is not your typical one person show. I’m not a fan of one person shows. I don’t want to sit there and watch someone tell me stories about themselves. Thank goodness Frank Blocker isn’t into that either. “Stabilized Not Controlled” isn’t a one man show it’s a one man play. Frank cuts a slice right out of New York city life and brings it straight to small audiences in Los Angeles. The story revolves around the personalities associated with a rent stabilized apartment building in Manhattan. Frank plays at least 10 characters in this play and each one is clear and fully realized. Franks deftly jumps in and out of characters. One minute he’s a little old lady/former sex addict and the next he’s a career stoner. All of these characters are in entertaining totally different ways, and the ending has a fabulous pay off. Bravo Frank!