Central Works’ 63rd world premiere is an entertaining tale of three single women who solve a series of ghastly Jack the Ripper-type murders when the police don’t seem to be able to crack the case.
‘Wonderland’ has some intriguing ideas and pointed comments about the U.S.’s current political situation, but too little of its time is spent on analysis, action and climax.
King of Cuba is about two old macho Cuban men with opposing political views, both of whom long for their youth when their political ideals and physical strength were valued.
‘Palace Wreckers’ may be billed as a comedy only in relation to the tragedies on which it’s based. But it’s engrossing, in part because the actors gave first-rate performances.
This thoroughly entertaining two-act drama with lots of humor confronts racial bigotry, the legacy of slavery, and prejudice against gay women in modern-day Tennessee.