TOO MUCH SUN by
Carol Kaufman Segal
Too Much Sun by Nicky Silver is a guest
production at the Odyssey Theatre. Bert
DeLorenzo directs this West Coast premiere who describes it as “a play about
how you can remake your life”, which I suppose is a fair description of how it
turns out in the end.
Audrey
Langham (Diane Cary), a demanding actress, walks away from her role in Media, takes off from Chicago, and shows
up, unexpectedly, at her daughter’s summer cottage near the beach in Cape
Cod. Her daughter Kitty (Autumn Reeser)
and her husband Dennis (Bryan Langlitz) have leased the cottage in order for
Dennis to concentrate on a novel he is writing.
Lucas
(Bailey Edwards) lives next door with his widowed father, Winston (Clint
Jordan). Lucas is a gay somber young
boy who deals in pot and has an arduous relationship with his father. Imposing on the scene with these characters
is Gil (Joe Gillette) a representative sent by Audrey’s agent to convince her
to return to Chicago. His true goal in
life is to become a Rabbi!
Kitty’s
relationship with Audrey is nothing short of disrespect as Audrey was not much
of a mother to her daughter. Her
relationship with Dennis is squeamish since he is a very tense man. Dennis finds
his solace with Lucas. But Audrey is
still full of life (and herself) as she seeks to make Winston her next husband.
In the end,
none of the individuals end up as they began, but because they are never fully
characterized and seem so inconsequential, it matters not. DeLorenzo’s direction is well done with a
cast that does a worthy job with a play that lacks impressive characters. The scenic design of a cottage and outdoor
area in Cape Cod by Alex M. Calle is very well done.
Too Much Sun plays Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, through April 28, at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055
S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles,. Tickets
are available by calling (310) 477-2055, or online at www.OdysseyTheatre.com.
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