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Nell Benjamin and Daniela Raz, playing a panoply of parts, provide crucial humor. Benjamin, as both a California "gag me with a spoon" type and a ditzy New York socialite, is hysterical. Raz, as Audrey's obsessive, freaked out mother captivates with her hilarious pronouncements. She fulfills the demands of Hartman's elaborate characterizations flawlessly. These two are a pleasure to watch...
Lysistrata is the story of a group of ancient Greek women--Kleonike (China Forbes), Myrrhine (Nell Benjamin), Lampito (Alison Weller) and Ismenia (Daniela Raz) --who, led by the title character (Mary Dixie Carter), withhold sex from their husbands to tempt the men home from...
Myrrhine is one such caricature, a sparkling and ditsy seductress. The scene in which she woos husband Kinesias (Adam Geyer) is one of the most memorable of the show. Kleo, another caricature, enlivens the stage, punctuating her lines with grand gestures of a feather boa. Raz and Weller give polished performances as well...
Written by Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw describes the antics of a marginally professional psychiatrist, Dr. Prentice (Michael Mayo), who gets caught trying to seduce a prospective secretary, Geraldine Barclay (Daniela Raz). The ensuing squabbles with his wife (Sarah Sidman) and mis-timed efforts to hide his adultery draw the promiscuous psychoanalyst into a frustrating cycle of cross-dressing and duplicity...
...should be more pitied than censured. Maxime, forced to utter unwieldly long speeches and act "old," still demonstrates stage presence and manages to make Theresa a sympathetic character. Her emotional range is limited, but one cannot tell if this is her own deficiency or her ill-conceived character's. Raz has to spend a lot of time pretending to develop pictures and reacting to her grandmother's speeches. But one feels she's at least trying to add some zest to her character...