What: La Femme Theatre Productions presents Wendy Wasserstein's play about the maelstrom incited by some candid remarks by Dr. Lyssa Dent Hughes, the 1997 nominee for Attorney General. Inspired in part by Hillary Clinton's comments about not just being a homemaker, the play is an examination of acceptable female roles and the toxic and proscriptive discourse surrounding them.
And? Not your perfect play, but it's still worthwhile to see a Wasserstein play onstage. The cast is generally great, especially Mary Beth Peil and Dakin Matthews, who remain superb in everything they do. Unfortunately the weakest link is Jean Lichty in the lead role, who doesn't know how to throw away her lines or allow for a variety of flavors and levels in her delivery. Around her, Robert Sean Leonard and Montego Glover try their best as her husband and lifelong best friend, but they can do only so much.
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| Dakin Matthews as Alan Hughes, Jean Lichty as Lyssa Dent Hughes, and Robert Sean Leonard as Walter Abrahmson. Photo by Joan Marcus. |
