| Below is an excerpt of the Potomac Stages review from the November 13, 2004 performance. "Among the most satisfying performances in the large cast (25 named characters plus an ensemble) are Sara Charbonneau in the role of "Mother," Zack Phillips as her young son who acts as narrator and foreshadower of events ("something horrible is going to happen, an explosion, people are going to die"), Bruce G. Pope as the immigrant father and Beth Cooney as the real-life Evelyn Nesbit ("The Girl on the Swing" over whom Thaw shot White). Charbonneau sings the central role very well and gives the character more edge than is frequently the case. Pope sings acceptably but his acting is the source of his success as he wins first the audience's sympathy and then its affection." |
