Posts Tagged ‘Bodega’
Hip Shot: “Late Bloomers and Glory Days”
Late Bloomers and Glory Days
The Bodega at the Trading Post
Remaining Performances: Friday, July 24th at 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, July 26th at 6:30 p.m.
They Say: “The fifteen year high school reunion of the Fighting Eagles brings out the teenager in 7 former friends. But as the drink count rises and secrets are revealed, will they manage to stay that way?”
Glen’s Take: The above description promises — or threatens, I suppose, depending on your point of view — a tried and true reunion-sparks-shattering-revelations drama in the That Championship Season mode. Which is essentially what Late Bloomers and Glory Days delivers — you’ll know you’re on rails from beginning to end, but the track runs pretty smooth.
Local playwright Allyson Currin knows that we ‘ve seen this all before, and plays with those expectations a bit. That shattering revelation is deliberately anti-climactic, and — mercifully — has nothing to do with anyone coming out of the damn closet because that shit is, can we all agree, A) not particularly shattering, and B) SERIOUSLY tired, already.
