Min Kahng Exposes Senior High Jinx in Raucous Comedy by Mary Lou Herlihy –first published on March 13, 2025, for the TheatreWorks co-production. There may be changes of performers in the Center REP show. A horny grandma and her self-obsessed granddaughter light up the stage with comedic timing and musical gifts. In grandma’s bedroom…
David Henry Hwang Takes a Forensic Look in the Mirror by Mary Lou Herlihy At the intersection of Truth and Fiction lies the storyteller. David Henry Hwang’s comedy “Yellow Face” blurs facts around identity. As relevant today as in 2007, Hwang’s touching love letter to his father uncovers hidden histories of Asian American racism. Loaded…
Jen Silverman’s Laugh Riot Liberates Women on the Edge by Mary Lou Herlihy With memorable characters and laugh out loud dialogue, “The Roommate” reminds us that we are just one stranger away from change. When a seasoned New Yorker rents a room in a suburban mom’s Iowa home, sparks fly. One woman’s midwestern empty-nest…
James Ijames Finds Funny Bone in Black BBQ-Wedding by Mary Lou Herlihy “Fat Ham,” a raucous, rapid-fire romp about a southern Black family, tackles sexual secrets and gender roles with raunchy aplomb. Shakespeare’s Hamlet becomes Juicy (endearing Devin A. Cunningham) in splashy comedic form. Fat Ham is a riot wrapped in pathos. We laughed…