12 Goldstar Member Reviews

Carolyn Puliafico

4.0

Really good acting and a well written script.

Written on Mar 11 2008

Pamela

4.0

Play was well done, and the actors each played their parts very well. The content was rather deep/risqué for some I would think, but we enjoyed it very much. Wouldn't recommend it to all my friends due to content, but others I would rate it highly to.

All in all, it was a really good time! Thanks!!

Written on Mar 07 2008

Daniel B Ingersoll

5.0

The story was heartwarming.
The writing was great.
Acting-superb!
I really felt like I was catching a glimpse of these people's lives.
Moxie Theatre is more than living up to it's reputation of providing quality shows in San Diego.

Written on Mar 05 2008

susanne whiting

4.0

very bright....funny...deep....maybe a little too deep at times...I'd find myself trying to figure something out and missing the next few lines

Actress's were SUPERB

Written on Mar 03 2008

Jenna

5.0

Great set and venue. The theatre is very intimate and the story is very moving... the perfect combo! Wonderful acting and great small cast. Lighting design and sound was great too. It got a little "wordy" at the end and I would agree that some philisophical aspects might miss the mark with some audience members. But overall the cast did a phenomenal job with this piece!

Written on Mar 03 2008

Flutterby

4.0

I enjoyed this light-hearted and fun play very much. The acting was great and I was impressed with the excellent delivery of many significant monologues. I laughed fairly hard throughout the entire show as did the 5 people who were with me. I'd recommend this to to anyone up for a pleasant night out.

Written on Mar 03 2008

Laura P.

5.0

Great cast! Great set!

Written on Mar 01 2008

CJ1000

5.0

I really did like this play. This actually surprised me because I don't like the use of the "F" word all the time and it is used extensively. The story is really good - the 4 characters are wonderful and really know who they are. The differences between the Cecelia and Karen characters are great - both are very well defined. Cecelia does not know who she is and this makes her so timid that she is missing out on living life. Karen knows who she is, in a way, and that makes her act over the top. The two Oracle characters play their part as though everyone has an Oracle show up in their dreams - they are real but still not.
If you can get past the language you can enjoy this show. There are a couple of really cool things that happen too. They make it way worth the price of a ticket just to see.

Written on Feb 29 2008

Fred

3.0

ok for an evening

Written on Feb 25 2008

lisa

4.0

very good acting and story line

Written on Feb 25 2008

Goldstar Member

3.0

The acting was really good! The premise of the show was interesting, however, the show was a bit too talky and a lot of the philosophical references would go way over many in the audience. The show could be aboutr 20 minutes longer. There were 5 of us in the group and we all felt that there were about 4 moments in Act. 2 when it could have ended and been a satisfying ending. Otherwise, it really was well done.

Written on Feb 19 2008

V

3.0

The play was very good in alot of ways. The preformers were very good at there roles. I saw it on preview night so there were not alot of people there. I did not see the play as a comedy at all though. Not the first time something has been billed as a comedy that really istn' very funny. A couple of the audience laughed one in a while but just a person or two at time when something struck them funny. It was far from a comedy show though. i would have enjoyed it more if i wasnt' expecting it to be funny. . I keep looking for the comedy. THat aside it was a very good charactor study of the 2 main characters and there stuggles with relationships. Entertaining enough but if your expecting to laugh it is not the show for you .

Written on Feb 18 2008

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Description

When Karen, a straight-talking, beer-for-breakfast, ass-kicking rollergirl, rolled into Cecelia’s life -- literally -- there was bound to be a collision. Cecelia “isn’t currently developing her social life,” but this Casanova on wheels won’t be ignored. Two complete opposites find themselves living together, driving each other crazy and changing each other’s lives forever. But The Odd Couple this ain’t -- punk rock, mystic oracles, roller derby, some "adult" language and a healthy dose of vegetables are just a few of the elements that make this world-premiere comedy a true original.

Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the play's director and award-winning Artistic Director of Moxie Theatre, says, “In one sense it’s a straightforward romantic comedy, but at the same time it’s a poetic and visceral look into female sexuality and the struggle to be your complete sexual self.”

Starring Jeannine Marquie, Chrissy Burns, Tim Parker and Susan Peck

Esther Emery (Playwright) is Artistic Associate at Moxie Theatre.  Although known in San Diego as a director, she was raised in a family of writers and is thrilled to develop this aspect of her craft with her sisters at Moxie. Directing credits include the award-winning Yellowman and Communicating Doors at Cygnet Theatre, Limonade Tous Les Jours and Devil Dog Six (co-directed with Jennifer Eve Thorn) at Moxie Theatre, Bunbury at Diversionary, and the world premiere of Chrysalis: Rapechild (self-produced in association with Sledgehammer Theatre). Esther has also directed Hecuba (6th @ Penn), Soul Fire (Playwrights Project for Stories of Faith), Cool As We Fly (Ruff Yeager), Tongue of a Bird and Love's Fire (Stone Soup), as well as one-acts for Plays by Young Writers and play readings for Diversionary, Moonlight, Mo'olelo and others.

Delicia Turner Sonnenberg is a founder and Artistic Director of Moxie Theatre. She was recently awarded the Des McAnuff New Visions Award for her risk-taking leadership at Moxie and her body of work in 2006. Before Moxie, Delicia worked as Artistic Associate for San Diego Repertory Theatre as a part of the TCG’s New Generations Program: Future Leaders. Delicia was twice a recipient of the Van Lier Directing Fellowship in New York and is an alumna of the New York Drama League’s Directors Program. Some San Diego directing credits include The Treatment, Pulp (w/ Jason Southerland), Gibson Girl, Dog Act (w/ Jen Thorn), and Kimberly Akimbo, all for Moxie Theatre; Fences for Cynet Theatre; Miss Witherspoon, Intimate Apparel and Proof (w/ Sam Woodhouse) for San Diego REP; Pulp and Fit to be Tied for Diversionary Theatre; Hamlet, and upcoming Prelude to A Kiss for New Village Arts; Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides’ Children of Heracles translated by Marianne MacDonald, and Kimberly Akimbo for 6th @ Penn Theatre; and many plays for the Playwrights Project and Fritz Blitz. 

About the Ticket Supplier: MOXIE Theatre

The goal of MOXIE Theatre is to create a place where the audience can count on to be inspired, encouraged, challenged and excited. The Mission of MOXIE Theatre is expand the idea of what is feminine by using the intimate art of theatre to explore and celebrate the complexity of all human relationships. They are committed to producing smart, sexy and surprising plays, primarily those written by women that examine strong female themes and create more diverse and honest female images for our culture.