What I liked
I enjoyed the comedic depiction of those who give the bus a bad rep (or who spread that rep), balanced with appreciation for what pubic transport offers and could be. The staging was memorably skillful, with great use of pre-recorded voices, interstitial videos, and even interpretive dance (!) The various characterizations were deft and generally hilarious. The autobiographical episodes used humor to evoke empathy without turning into sob stories.
One thing I appreciated is that Tamra Brown never directly addressed the audience, always using intermediaries like phone conversations as pretexts for personal exposition. This freed us from the squirmy feeling of being collectively put on the spot by a solo performer, instead allowing us to relax and enjoy the material.
What I didn't like
Some of the conversational enactments in the second half of the show didn’t feel fully connected to the subject matter.
My overall impression
A variety of funny and occasionally poignant perspectives of how we use (or fail to use) public transit in L.A. Staged with constant variety of point of view and great use of media.
