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written by Stan Lachow directed by Mark Graham starring John Lombardi and Susan G. Bob Set Design by Andy
Hall Rose
Riccardi, Stage Manager
Previews
July 12; Runs July 13 through August 5
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. . Director Mark Graham keeps the action moving, and John Lombardi and Susan
G. Bob are both marvelous in their roles. Lombardi, who's often been seen to
good advantage at the Forum Theatre Company in Metuchen, is one of the state's
best when asked to create a worry-wart. He furrows his brow so deeply that the
lines in his forehead extend well back into his bald pate. He shows open-faced
astonishment when Thelma commits yet another outrage of which she is blissfully
unaware. And in a play where he must often injure himself or deal with a stuffed-up
nose, Lombardi always comes through with high-flying hypochondriac qualities.
Bob has a craggy, careworn face that lends itself well to this character. The
show asks her to tinge her speech with a Brooklyn-ish accent ("Where's
the fie-yuh?"), which she accompanies with the requisite shoulder shrug
and outstretched palms. As well as she maneuvers through the comedic moments,
she's able to swerve smoothly into the tender ones, too."
-- Star-Ledger, July 18,
2001