Organization
For 45 years, South Coast Repertory (SCR) has presented exciting theatre for Southern California audiences. The breadth of plays reflects SCR's artistic commitment to challenging, quality work.
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Media Reviews
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Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
Article: Becky Shaw's Not the Focus of 'Becky Shaw'
OC Weekly - Nov 04, 2010
By Joel BeersLike Citizen Kane’s Rosebud and the avian statue in The Maltese Falcon, the woman after whom Gina Gionfriddo’s sharply written 2009 comedy Becky Shaw is titled is a MacGuffin, a device that triggers the central thrust of the plot but is ultimately le… Expand
Like Citizen Kane’s Rosebud and the avian statue in The Maltese Falcon, the woman after whom Gina Gionfriddo’s sharply written 2009 comedy Becky Shaw is titled is a MacGuffin, a device that triggers the central thrust of the plot but is ultimately less important than the people it affects. Becky, who arrives late in the first act, seems to lack a real identify, her words and actions merely reflections of the light generated by the two characters about whom Gionfriddo truly cares: Suzanna, a touchingly neurotic graduate student of psychology, and Max, her adopted brother and the person entrusted with taking care of her financially after the death of their father.
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Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
Article: SCR comedy defines 'date from hell'
The Orange County Register - Nov 01, 2010
By Paul HodginsImagine the worst first date of your life. Multiply its misfortunes by 100.
That colossal train wreck is the event that steers "Becky Shaw," a viciously funny play by Gina Gionfriddo that opened Friday at South Coast Repertory.… ExpandImagine the worst first date of your life. Multiply its misfortunes by 100.
That colossal train wreck is the event that steers "Becky Shaw," a viciously funny play by Gina Gionfriddo that opened Friday at South Coast Repertory.
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