Karyn Dwyer plays Cecily
in Suffragette Koans
Through a series of short, sharp, Zen inspired stories, or koans � five turn-of-the-century women explore life's trickier relationships and what was hidden beneath the long skirts of Victorian womanhood. Who says a woman can't leave her virginity at home when she goes out, find God in geometry or maybe even, fly? This provocative black comedy is directed by Chicago theatre legend Joyce Piven.
Starring: June Raphael, Karyn Dwyer, Kirstin Hinton, Kim Kuhteubl & Pasha Mckenley.
Sept 14-Oct 7, 2007
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read the Variety's review on the show
read a review at backstage.com
and here's another review at laweekly.com
some review highlights :
"Described by Carson as a `a ladylike black comedy', the text is as slight as the Zen story form it emulates and as layered as the Victorian-era underwear sported by director Joyce Piven's accomplished cast." ( L.A. Times)
"Joyce Piven's direction of this American premiere, however, is graceful and intelligent, and she benefits from a clearly talented ensemble." (Variety)
"...a magical little piece of theatre in which five Victorian ladies take the form by the, er, private parts and pose their thoughts to the universe to create an absolutely delightful meditation� director Joyce Piven, whose gentle yet sure hand guides an ensemble of appealing actors who seem completely at home with this loose-limbed material. Investing it with a physicality and free-willed theatricality, the company is sharp and funny and, in investigating what goes on under those lacy, beribboned bloomers, enormously sexy." (Backstage West)
"Carson 's ladies aren't the usual wan submissives that we've come to expect from that era. Rather, they're bursting with life, lust and questions." (L.A. Weekly)
one more review :
tolucantimes.com
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