My overall impression
The moon shines across the night sky. Sounds of crickets and lightly rustling leaves fill the night air. There’s a howl in the distance. Turning towards the howl you see a…girl? In fact, there’s an entire pack of girls. Wolf girls. No, no no. Totally unacceptable – they need to be reformed into proper young ladies – From Lycan to I can! Quick! Only the nuns can save them, naturally.
This hilarious tale based loosely on Karen Russell’s imaginative short story St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (adapted by Ben Lewis) is charmingly clever and, simply, a lot of fun. The ensemble of wolves is a delight to watch as they transform (well most of them) from wild animals to proper young ladies. Standouts are Julie Civiello as the alpha wolf Jeanette who swiftly excels at becoming a lady (you know, walking and talking – the whole shebang) and Claudette (Raina Lewis) as the tenderhearted she-wolf who just wants to go home. The nuns are perfect foils – The ferocious Sister Josephine (Christine Breihan) and the amiable Sister Maria (Lisa Reynolds). Although Misha Reeves as the elderly and hard-of-hearing Saint Lucy is only on stage for two minutes, she’ll make you piddle in your pants just a little. Overall, each performance is nuanced and fully committed under the leader of the pack, director Alexis Bloom.
http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/06/19/fringe-day-three-friday-june-19/
