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MARK HEIN
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June 13, 2018
"You in Midair: An Elegy for a Daughter" is not an elegy -- it's a mother's lament. Danna Schaeffer shares her joy in her daughter Rebecca, a rising actress, and recounts her arduous journey after Rebecca's murder into a life without her. Schaeffer is intelligent, vivacious, and witty -- but she does not enact the grief she describes. As a result, we do not experience it, nor the catharsis we wish for. ...
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SHARI BARRETT
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June 18, 2018
I clearly remember when actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered in 1989 on her doorstep by a fan who was stalking her, long before this type of behavior was the norm as it seems to be today. This solo show, written and performed with amazing emotional insight by her mother Dana Schaeffer, begins with stories from her only child's childhood during which she worried if little Rebecca was out of her sight for a few minutes. So imagine how this proud mother, who spoke daily with her daughter when she moved from Oregon to Los Angeles to pursue her acting dreams after landing the lead role in My Sister Sam and then visited with her in Rome and Venice while filming a movie, reacted with disbelief when a call from a police officer in Los Angeles ca...
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