Miss Witherspoon

Thanks to some free tickets Seattle Dramatists scored for me, Bitterspice and I saw Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon at ACT last night. It was the second preview, so it had a few kinks still. I don't think they're finished tweaking the light cues yet (in the early scenes the lead actress vanished unexpectedly a few times); the wig lines were really obvious; and something about the pace of the final scene seemed rushed. Still, we had a good time (any play that even attempts to juggle the spiritual insights of Christianity, Camus, Hinduism, and Gandalf the Grey(!) has my vote), and it looks like the show will have a successful run. I hope so for ACT's sake. They need the money.