I love directing farce.

But this is not a run-of-the-mill farce. Sure, it’s brimming with overreaction, mistaken identity, and comic license. However, there’s more to it than that.

Sherry Kramer has done something extremely commendable- she has turned the tables on a structure built on sexual mores, and created a play about women.

This is a play that talks about women’s issues, and not in the weepy-melodramatic-let’s-show-women-as-weak-and-helpless-way. It’s-funny-because-I-know-this-all-too-well way.

In this society the glass ceiling is being constantly lifted, and the outlets from the barefoot-and-pregnant image are crystallizing. But that image continues to hold sway over our society, in the oddest of places.

Anger is a major problem. Women face this every day. How do they deal with it?
Well, here’s some specifics from the play:

1- Go party! Forget your troubles, c’mon get happy! Make something wonderful! Be fun, be gregarious, be urbane, be drunk, be whatever, but make sure it’s not angry! Why get angry? Get happy!

2- Strive. Work. Put all of that energy into becoming the best. Beat the man at his own game. You can do it. You can succeed. Who cares about the outside world? Work. Work is its own reward.

3- Go crazy. Can’t deal with the world, eh? Who says you have to? ‘Nuff said.

4- Take a shower. Ahh... water.

And now I’m giving too much away.

See the show, have a great time, and eat a big meal after the show (believe me, you’ll want to.)

sliante.

Jacob

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