My overall impression
This show falls just shy of being perhaps the best show I’ve seen thus far. Writing is great and elevated by the quality of acting on that stage. Gary Rubenstein is nonpareil in his role as Joe, and his story is heartbreaking and amusing all at the same time. He is foiled nicely by Anna (Rachel Boller) who hits all of her different emotional states with almost too much precision. The direction is fresh, starting with a few well placed music cues that later disappear from the tale without explanation. Things verge on heavy-handed briefly towards the end but, with a few tweaks, this would be an award-winning show. And I don’t just mean Fringe awards. This play is that good. And I hope it gets more time on the stage than just the brief run that Fringe allows. Bravos all around!
