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addpunctuationtheatre—Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (UofW)

The first thing I would like to say is that this piece could have benefitted from more actors. A one woman show is fine; voice over only characters are fine; and together they can work very well; but this show with diction issues from our one woman and glitchy technical cues did not come across as strongly as it could have. I understood what the show was trying to convey but overall it seemed to lack a point. It’s something mothers who have experienced postpartum anxiety disorder would appreciate, but very few other people. It’s a shame really, because that’s the opposite of what it was trying to accomplish. I walked out 15 minutes earlier than I expected (given the published run time) and a little disappointed. Good ideas, but a poor execution.

Arden Pruden