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On the surface, two plays, both two-handers running through June 28, have much in common. They both center on men and women seeking second chances at connection after suffering through previous unhealthy relationships. Yet, for all their similarities, In Old Age (Front Porch Arts Collective) and Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Psych Drama Company) couldn’t be more different.
Bad Books (Regional Premiere) by Sharyn Rothstein. Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara, Scenic Design by Dahlia Al-Habieli, Costume Design by Chelsea Kerl, Lighting Design by Karen Perlow, Sound Design by Zoe Stanton-Savitz, Props Design by Emme Shaw, Fight Consulting by Omar Robinson, Movement Consulting by Sophia Shaw, Stage Managed by Chris Daly. Produced by the…
Igor Golyak, the founding artistic director of multiple award-winning theatrical company Arlekin Players, translates and adapts the play, giving it the title Delirium and honing its labyrinthine meditations toward a poetic distillation that doesn’t simplify the work, but invites the audience to engage with it emotionally and intellectually.
Wendy Lippe and Julia Murney chatted with Theater Mirror’s Kilian Melloy about how their lives had crisscrossed over the decades, how they reconnected, and why Lippe brought her old acquaintance to Boston for this production.
