Months on End review
Hayley Thomas
Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: City Style
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Men and women embraced their sensitive sides during the LBCC Theatre, Dance and Film department's production of "Months on End," a touchy-feely play about love, life and relationships.
About 40 people attended the show at the LAC on Saturday, Oct. 6, which sold out 10 days earlier on opening night. The play's closing day was Sunday, Oct. 7.
The play, set in modern-day America, centers on a group of friends who find themselves intertwined, sometimes hilariously so, by love and loss.
A viewer wouldn't be entirely wrong to liken the worn-out premise to popular TV shows "Friends" or "Coupling." However, they wouldn't be entirely right either.
The undeniably sappy "Months on End," touches upon poignant moments of truth that are worth the two-hour love-fest.
Ben, played by Alberto Mendoza, struggles to check his out-of-control Beatles obsession to save his marriage. Gen-Exer Heidi, played by Kaylee Bouwens, voices her discontent with the Baby Boomers, who "took all the good drugs, had all the good sex and left us the bill," in a hilarious graduation speech that had old and young laughing.
Walter, played by Skylar Johnson, challenges the media's perceptions of female sexuality by exploring the underappreciated, subtle features that make a woman attractive.
The play also addresses just how hard it can be for two grown men, in this case Walter and his self-absorbed brother, Nick, played by Brenton Shelkey, to take on the immense task of finally saying "I love you, man." The scene, set in an airport during Christmas-time, produces a genuine warm and fuzzy-feeling and proves to be the most touching moment of the show.
Phoebe, played by Ida Frostrom, is laugh-out-loud funny as she frantically paces around the dressing room in her mother's hideously outdated wedding dress.
The father of the bride, played by Jim Whitson, gives us all a valuable piece of advice as he reminds Phoebe that using a ripped parachute is worth the risk if you're plane is indeed going down.
The downside of the play is, simply put, that the constant "relationship-talk" was stressful and depressing.
Elaine, played by Kalie Quinones, is eternally single or dating the wrong guy, Paige, played by Angela Kozik, has the "I just want to be friends" talk with a proposing Nick, and Phoebe's mother Gwen, played by Barbara Sorenson, is one of those passive-aggressive, manipulative mothers who you don't want to spend much time with, let alone watch on stage.
Regardless, the entire cast was talented and held the depth required to drive home such emotional, heart-wrenching scenes.
Although it would seem like the kind of play to be avoided by weepy singles and the recently broken-hearted, misery loves company, and "Months on End" rubbed your shoulders and passed you a Kleenex.
About 40 people attended the show at the LAC on Saturday, Oct. 6, which sold out 10 days earlier on opening night. The play's closing day was Sunday, Oct. 7.
The play, set in modern-day America, centers on a group of friends who find themselves intertwined, sometimes hilariously so, by love and loss.
A viewer wouldn't be entirely wrong to liken the worn-out premise to popular TV shows "Friends" or "Coupling." However, they wouldn't be entirely right either.
The undeniably sappy "Months on End," touches upon poignant moments of truth that are worth the two-hour love-fest.
Ben, played by Alberto Mendoza, struggles to check his out-of-control Beatles obsession to save his marriage. Gen-Exer Heidi, played by Kaylee Bouwens, voices her discontent with the Baby Boomers, who "took all the good drugs, had all the good sex and left us the bill," in a hilarious graduation speech that had old and young laughing.
Walter, played by Skylar Johnson, challenges the media's perceptions of female sexuality by exploring the underappreciated, subtle features that make a woman attractive.
The play also addresses just how hard it can be for two grown men, in this case Walter and his self-absorbed brother, Nick, played by Brenton Shelkey, to take on the immense task of finally saying "I love you, man." The scene, set in an airport during Christmas-time, produces a genuine warm and fuzzy-feeling and proves to be the most touching moment of the show.
Phoebe, played by Ida Frostrom, is laugh-out-loud funny as she frantically paces around the dressing room in her mother's hideously outdated wedding dress.
The father of the bride, played by Jim Whitson, gives us all a valuable piece of advice as he reminds Phoebe that using a ripped parachute is worth the risk if you're plane is indeed going down.
The downside of the play is, simply put, that the constant "relationship-talk" was stressful and depressing.
Elaine, played by Kalie Quinones, is eternally single or dating the wrong guy, Paige, played by Angela Kozik, has the "I just want to be friends" talk with a proposing Nick, and Phoebe's mother Gwen, played by Barbara Sorenson, is one of those passive-aggressive, manipulative mothers who you don't want to spend much time with, let alone watch on stage.
Regardless, the entire cast was talented and held the depth required to drive home such emotional, heart-wrenching scenes.
Although it would seem like the kind of play to be avoided by weepy singles and the recently broken-hearted, misery loves company, and "Months on End" rubbed your shoulders and passed you a Kleenex.
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