Alabaster, written by Audrey Cefaly & directed by Kristin Clippard, is playing at CapStage until Feb 23rd.
This production is part of the Rolling World Premiere program, in which new plays are performed on many different stages in the same year, which allows the playwright to get feedback from lots of audiences and allows us to showcase new writers.
In Alabaster, a big city photographer comes to photograph a deeply scarred farm owner in Alabama.
But this isn’t The Odd Couple–their differences are ultimately small, while what they share as women who’ve had immense losses is what really counts.
One of the charming aspects of the show is that the two goats on the farm are played by humans. (They beautifully capture the goat personalities I saw when I was briefly growing up on a farm.)
The performances were great–I especially loved Amy Kelly as Weezy.
I don’t know how I feel about the ending (and I can’t tell you why because I don’t want to give it away), but I’ve been thinking about it for over a week. In fact, I can’t stop thinking about this play.
Which means it’s definitely worth seeing.
