***With Apologies to Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the cast of Memory House, this review was intended to be published during the October/November run****
Susan Pellegrino and Rebecca Blumhagen. Photo by Meghan Moore; snuggles.
by Kathleen Tolan
Directed by Melia Bensussen
presented by Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 E. Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
October 25th – November 18th, 2012
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Review by Craig Idlebrook
(Lowell) Family dramas on stage and screen are filled with “explanation” moments, when a parent is called out by a now-grown child to explain the who, what and where, when, how and why of family history. The explanation moment can be a blessing or a curse, as it hits home for parents just how much they’ve screwed up their children’s lives while also giving them the chance to make their cases before the court. This theatrical device can be used sloppily for Lifetime dramas or effectively for Oscar-bait movies. Continue reading
