World Premiere of Searing Seriocomedy Big Baby
Lounge Theatre, On the corner of Santa Monica and El Centro (6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038)
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The last date listed for Big Baby was Saturday February 2, 2008 / 8:00pm.
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews
Amy C.
I have to let everyone know that the playwright is a friend of ours, first, so you know that I'm biased, but I did love the play very much. A sharp story of a middle-aged man living with his mother focuses on the protagonist's issues with Catholicism, his mother, and women. The woman in question is the dominatrix that moved in next door.Written on Feb 20 2009
Our protagonist beats himself with a leather belt as self-punishment for the guilt he feels over his father's death, his relationship with his mother, and his life that has gone nowhere.
This makes the play sound too serious when it is a dark comedy (emphasis on dark!) with many witty, clever lines of dialogue, tight writing and sharp observations.
For fans of "Bob's Office Party", this is a play written by star/author of that play, Joe Keyes, and I sure hope Joe gets the opportunity to put this on again, as it's a very entertaining evening out.
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Kenn L.
very good performances; interesting ideas; comedy and pathos, with a little WACKY thrown in. very well done, and not OVERdone.Written on Feb 04 2008
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St. Malachy
This a funny, and yet also sometimes sad, play written by Joe Keyes (who also stars). It's made up of three scenes, all of which take place in the apartment of the anxiety-ridden and angst-ridden Kyle and his widowed, fanatically hardcore Catholic mother, June. Their daily routine of driving each other even crazier than they already are is interrupted by a new tenant in the building, Nancy. She has chosen to operate a rather unusual form of home-based business that will have eventually have a most interesting impact upon them all. It's definitely worth the 90 minutes of your time to check this one out.Written on Feb 04 2008
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WONDERFUL theatre -- on par with the best theatre anywhere in the country.Written on Feb 01 2008
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<p>Kile is a mentally ill grown man who lives in his small Midwestern apartment with his elderly, religious, stern mother. His days are spent in a dreary and abusive routine until a mysterious and exciting stranger, Nancy, moves in next door. What happens when Kile discovers Nancy is a dominatrix? Joe Keyes’ new play Big Baby keeps you laughing in the face of discomfort. It is a domestically abusive dramedy about people trying to find companionship and love. </p> <p>Big Baby is a searing attempt for Keyes to deal with most of his core issues including, his Mother, Catholicism, sex, shame, guilt, fear, materialism, gluttony, spirituality, sadomasochistic impulses and an odd addiction to baloney. Funny, frightening, brutal and sad, it is above all else an attempt for Keyes to try to understand God … with a lot of laughs.</p>