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Notes from Molly:
When I saw Lisa Kron’s play, I knew that we
just had to produce this wildly funny and
inventive work at Arena. Aside from being
hilarious, Well is a perceptive look at
Mother/Daughter relations that will resonate
with every parent and every grown-up child.
It also takes a comical look at the
conventions of theater – the line between
performance and “reality” is constantly
crossed as the play explores the dynamics of
health, family and community.
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by Lisa Kron
directed by Kyle Donnelly
September 14 through October 14, 2007
in the Fichandler Mother knows best in a hilarious and
moving Tony Award-nominated comedy about
childhood and family. As she talks about growing up in a household full of allergies and social activism, Lisa, our heroine, loses control of her own autobiography.
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Things spin into riotously comic territory
as her mom continually interrupts the proceedings
to set the record straight. Other actors,
employed by Lisa to help tell her tale,
stage a comedic coup d’état, ultimately
siding with her mom’s version of events.
Even a bully from Lisa's elementary school
days barges into the narrative. During its
acclaimed Broadway run, The New York Times
described Lisa Kron’s work as “something
magical” and a “deeply affecting play
that has a warmth and accessibility that
makes you want to recommend it to everyone.”
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