THE DRAMA OF LONELINESS IN "SHINING CITY"
By Chuck Graham
TucsonStage.com
Beowulf Alley’s production of “Shining City” is a clear and forthright study of human nature, with balanced casting and an appreciation for giving substance to art. The bumper sticker description would be “watch learn talk.”
... the stage is always full of emotion in a series of duets played out by a cast of four in true ensemble fashion.
David Greenwood makes a welcome return to the city’s theater scene playing John, a troubled man who keeps seeing the ghost of his wife, who was recently killed in a torturous car accident.
Jared Stokes makes a convincing debut at Beowulf Alley as Ian, a fallen away priest who is trying out the more secular side of counseling as a therapist.
The set design of Ian’s shabby office by Bill Galbreath and Kate Natale contains a remarkable reproduction of a window view of the city stretching out below for blocks. As the play progresses, the city itself does acquire more heft as a place that shapes people’s lives.
Read the entire review at Let the Show Begin
