The Irish Repertory Company is doing a first play by Karoline Leach with Andrea Maulella and Mark Shanahan. It takes place in 1910 London and is the story of a charming con man who marries women for their money. Then runs. It is expertly performed for a play that changes gears a couple of times. The main tension is in the character of George. Is he in love or is he playing the woman for her money? The fact that the tension can hold up for 2 hours is a mark of the expertise of the performers, and the writing. My problem is with the ending.
SPOILER ALERT: The fact that he kills her, turns the drama upside down. Not for love or money, I guess.
I've been setting up my fall theater season. Membership in the Irish Rep, the Classic Stage Company, the Public Theater, and 4th St. Warehouse, and of course the opera. Tickets to King Lear, The Elevator Repair Service production of The Select and Master Class with Tyne Daly, and more. What, you live in New York City and yor're bored!
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