Feeding Time

This play had an excellent premise. The characters were likeable. It didn't take me long to care about them. The dramatic story was broken up with good bits of humor. The set was really creative and helped sell the story. This is definitely one that I could watch a couple of times and take home a little different perspective with each show. Well done!... full review

Last night I saw the world premiere of an original piece, "Feeding Time", by M. Nasorri Pavone. Sadly, it runs only through June 24th. But find the time to see it. Well worth the watch. The writing is both funny and poignant, addressing the lives of people we may never think about in our day to day living, and splendidly portrayed by its two actors. At the end of the play I left thinking not only about the show, but about the people it reflects: those who live in RVs, just one step away from being homeless. It's one thing to be entertained -- and this play does just that -- but more importantly, following that truism, "Art imitating life," this play makes you think and feel. L.A. has a reputation for being known only as a city of fil... full review

People should see this play!! Like all of the greatest stories, it is a thought-provoking tale of people and their deep-seated need for one another, to make a connection, to be understood. It is pure and thoroughly engaging theater. Amidst a very simple and creative set, the two actors in this 75 minute piece paint such a real and colorful world that you feel like you’ve been transported to another place and are privy to a glimpse inside their lives. I guess that is the goal all theater — to tell a good story so well that the audience forgets that they are sitting there watching a play and instead feels like they are watching life unfold… this completes the illusion and succeeds tremendously. Don K. Williams directs this piece about the huma... full review

Put on your "A" list! The highly original characters and theme portrayed in Feeding Time set it apart from the rest of the Fringe plays. There was never a false moment in the dialogue between the two RV residents. And there hasn't been such an appealing tenuously holding onto reality female lead since Blanche DuBois. This slice of life about the people we pass daily who are living on the margins brings great insight and humanity to those we try to avoid eye contact with as we hurry by in the hustle of our day. At the same time, the universal issues and conflicts that are embedded in most men/women relationships are explored with humor and an unique twist. A big congratulations to the writer and casts for a superb, professional quality pr... full review

Two people are sleeping on stage in what looks like, yeah, kinda RV's. Guests are a little puzzled, what's wrong, should we go in, is this part of it, are we too late, are they drunk or what? Relieve, it's part of the Gesamtkunstwerk, we can sit down. RV inhabitant No 1, male, scruffy, yawns his way out of his rolling home to see another one parked right there, where yesterday must have been nada. Mmh. So? He fetches something from his rummage and - measures the space between his and, as we see later, hers. A gesture, evoking as many stories and feelings as there are spectators, as poignant, smart, funny, creative and multi-layered as the entire play. There's not one moment without a surprise, be it the brilliantly written dialogues, oft... full review

Every once in awhile you are lucky enough to see the thought provoking World Premiere play by a new playwright you truly admire. Such was the case tonight seeing “Feeding Time” by M. Nasorri Pavone, a Play in the Box production at the Art of Acting Studio, directed by Don K. Williams. Welcomed to the theater by the author who offered me a cold beer while waiting for the house to open, I read her program notes and agree with her assessment: With Los Angeles rents and the cost of living skyrocketing, Bohemians and the indigent who are not complexly homeless are surviving by living in motor vehicles, the ultimate symbol of American independence. The rugged individualism of these people and the “go it alone” attitude are what the charact... full review

If good theater is supposed to make you think, then this is good theater. There is so much going on under the surface of the story in Feeding Time...starting with the title. What feeds us? Who feeds us? And how do we relate to the people we expect to fulfill our needs? The acting was (as expected) top rate. I have seen Toni Loppnow and Michael Allen in plays together before. What I was not expecting was the dialogue (or two monologues?) during their "sex" scene...the only the time the female lead was allowed to speak with coherence...speaking volumes to the world of disconnect between what men want from women, what women want from men, and what men think women want from men. Maybe the whole play was written (artfully by M. Pavone) from the p... full review

A quirky play with characters living on the fringe of society that were nonetheless eerily familiar, Feeding Time is well-written and well-acted. It made me think and made me laugh (especially the puppet show). With an ingenious, evocative set by Michael Allen, who also acts in the play, it works in the small space and allows us to care for the characters as they evolve without telling us how to feel.... full review

I have to say, hands down, this is the best play I think I have seen in countless years. The writing was real, engaging, humorous, intelligent, insightful and touching. Even though the play is a straight 75 minutes, I was surprised and saddened when the play finished. I wanted to stay in the characters lives so much longer. The Actor's performances were so thought out, brilliant, detailed and completely in understanding of their characters and their internal dramas and motivations. The lead male actor, blew me away. I hope to see this play again and again, as well as more of the lead male actor's work. I cannot recommend seeing this play more, it was a truly brilliant offering.... full review

This speaks volumes to the description "Art imitates life"!!Wonderful, realistic and riveting portrayal of the human condition, the dynamic of relationships between man and woman, injected with humor and heartfelt emotions. The actors displayed tremendous talent and drew in the audience in a very intimate theater setting. I had the pleasure of sitting in front of the front row, very close to the set, and it made me feel as if I was on the vacant lot with them, in a poignantly personal way! My longtime friend M. Pavone is a gifted, elegant, and thought-provoking writer!! I especially loved how the ending was open to interpretation, and the various emotions the story brought out are still with me!! I hope to see this one again in the future!!... full review