Wednesday, July 15, 2009

JAW: The Missing Pieces by Nick Zagone

Portland Center Stage
July 15, 2009

Review by peanutduck

1980. Mt. St. Helens explodes; precocious Timmy aspires to live in the Playboy mansion. Remaining characters are similarly wacky – always a Zagone strength, along with keen wit – but wackiness isn’t fueling dramatic action - play stagnates through repetitious dialogue, overextended schtick; volcanic eruption only an inconsequential backdrop for ash jokes.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

To get a different take please read:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandarts/2009/07/jaw_good_comedy_in_a_cold_room.html#more