Theatre Evaluation by Don Fowler
Alan Ball’s humorous and poignant 1993 play, “5 Ladies Sporting the Identical Costume,” is about 5 girls who’re sporting the identical costume and are thrown collectively as bridesmaids for a lady they don’t significantly look after.
The motion takes place in Meredith’s bed room the place the bridesmaids have gathered to flee the marriage reception.
Meredith (the bride’s youthful sister) is a lonely, sad lady with a number of points.
The opposite bridesmaids are Frances, a fanatical spiritual cousin; Mindy, a lesbian who’s the groom’s sister; Georgeanna, the bride’s highschool good friend; and Tricia, who has her personal backstory.
The ladies have just one factor in widespread — their dislike for the bride.
The 2-act play is full of “lady discuss” that appears a bit outdated from when it was first produced within the early 1900s.
The disparate girls discuss, chortle, cry, argue and infrequently discover widespread floor, slowly turning into mates.
An usher who has a previous with one of many girls reveals up in the previous few minutes.
The younger viewers (and Joyce) associated extra to the characters than I did, as I missed a number of the southern accents and the humor.
Though dated, relationship points haven’t modified that a lot.
Applications weren’t accessible opening night time, so I didn’t catch the actors’ names, however there have been some acquainted faces giving glorious performances.
You possibly can catch the play the following two weekends by calling 484-0355 for reservations.