The Cure for Everything
The precocious character who won hearts in the Dora Ward winning You Fancy Yourself is back as a teenager in Maja Ardal's new play. It's 1962, and Elsa's wild new world of sex and rock and roll is being rattled by some explosive tension that's building on the world stage.
Victoria Playhouse
Prince Edward Island
July 2-17, 2011
California International Theatre Festival
Los Angele Theatre Center, Theatre #4
September 8-10, 2011
"As they did with You Fancy Yourself, Ardal and director Mary Francis Moore tackle a broad range of characters, working on an even emptier stage than in their first production and limiting themselves this time to a single costume, both courtesy of designer Julia Tribe.
Yet the show emerges as not only a rich emotional tapestry but a visual feast as well, thanks to Ardal’s consummate skill as storyteller and actress. One has to be very, very good to be this simple.
It may not actually be the cure for everything, but chances are, spending 71 minutes with Ardal and Elsa is going to do a lot for whatever ails you."
~ Jon Colbourne, Toronto Sun
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