My overall impression
Re-Printed from www.LATheatreReview.com
Grab a “Simpler Times” Ale from Theatre of NOTE’s full bar and saddle up for David Christie’s smartly-written one woman show about hell-raising Mother Mary Harris Jones. Therese Diekhans’ charming, studied performance playfully brings to life fifteen characters, from children mill workers to John D. Rockefeller, as the audience learns the true cost of Big Business cost-cutting in early 20th century mining towns. Mother Jones’ rallying speeches on apathy and revolution are particularly poignant amidst contemporary woes, while original music by Jerry Reynolds and clear, active direction by Carol Roscoe maintain an environment of engaging theatricality. Pay attention, the jump between characters happens quickly, but kudos to Diekhans for mastering multiple dialects while filling each with the strongest of intentions, good and bad.
http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/06/18/fringe-day-two-friday-june-18/
