Los Angeles Times - October 24, 2008 - by Charlotte Stoudt Johnston writes short, distilled encounters, and director Casey Stangl finds a graceful rhythm for her cast as they move through the frequent scene changes on Laura Fine Hawkes’ abstracted playground set.
Well-served by her grounded cast, Stangl creates a sustained yet fragile emotional world; this is one of the best directorial efforts I’ve seen in L.A. this season.
There are some wonderful moments: Butch educating Cissy’s first boyfriend (Stewart W. Calhoun) on the facts of fatherly life; and Johnston’s monologues for the guilt-stricken Butch, beautifully underplayed by Denton, are the show’s highlights.
