Cookie & The Monster

Most of us had invisible friends when growing up. Some we conjured as furry giant bunnies, others cuddly teddy bears, or, in the case of a certain future actor-theater writer, perhaps even a well-spoken talking version of the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms who followed him around everywhere, knocking down imaginary brick walls onto sour-faced unsuspecting passersby. For our heroine Cookie (a marvelously deadpanning Jaime Andrews), however, her own personal id-incarnate is really a monster, shouting orders at the side of her pigtailed head like a drill sergeant on crack and slyly coercing the poor impressionable child into one disastrous situation after another. While Cookie is still an impressionable suburban child living at home with her pare... full review