Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Tucson Weekly : Arts : The Nature of Forgiveness

Tucson Weekly : Arts : The Nature of Forgiveness

Three brave and understated performances provide enough warmth to contradict the title of Bryony Lavery's most honored and controversial play, Frozen.

Nancy played here by Delani Cody, finding strength through anguish.
Ralph (Jonathan Northover), chilling in his quiet amorality.
Agnetha, played with keen complexity by Lesley Abrams.

Director Stephen Elton understands that this is not a play of histrionics, and helps his actors establish natural emotional rhythms, complete with small pulses of humor. Jon Marbry's ruminative original music adds immeasurably to the production.