(:)(:)(:)(:) (out of a possible 5 snouts) for The Roommate by Jen Silverman up at Capital Stage in Sacramento right now.
Off to enjoy the 4th of July weekend in Yosemite so not much time but since this is one of the few other things to do in town that is NOT 4th of July related and it is wonderful, I want to make sure you know about it.
How often do we get to see a play where there are only 2 characters and they’re women in their 50s? and where the play is written by a woman? and directed by a woman? and where it’s delightful, funny, and poignant all at the same time? Basically never.
This play is that. It’s been called Thelma and Louise meet David Mamet (or something to that effect. I really loved it. And its directed by someone that I had never seen direct before–and she did a fantastic job–although something about the set was a little distracting, the long way around to the porch, she made it work. It’s up through July 21st. See it