About This Show

Suppose you wrote a play about your mother…and she decided to show up for it? Lisa Kron presents a perceptive and sardonic look at family functionality using her characteristic insight and off-hand-droll wit. With tales of her mother’s extraordinary ability to mend a divided neighborhood, Kron turns everybody’s worst nightmare of the controlling mother – the antihero – into a heroic and poignant story of healing. Leigh Silverman directs.

Press Quotes

“Has a warmth and accessibility that make you want to recommend it to everyone” — Ben Brantley, NEW YORK TIMES

“Cunningly written and compelling” –John Lahr, NEW YORKER

“Magical” “Deeply Affecting” –Ben Brantley, NEW YORK TIMES

“Genuine” “Lighthearted and Deep” –Linda Winer, NEWSDAY

“Hilarious, convention-breaking comedy.” –Michael Kuchwara, ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Delightful” “Achingly Funny” –Charles Isherwood, VARIETY

“Moving” –David Cote, TIME OUT NEW YORK

“Sophisticated”…”Colorful” “Touching” — Michael Sommers, NEWARK STAR-LEDGER

“Very Funny”–Jeremy McCarter, NEW YORK SUN

“Constantly Amusing” –Andy Propst, AMERICAN THEATER WEB

“Entertains and Provokes” –Matthew Murray, TALKIN’ BROADWAY

“A surefire cure.” –William Stevenson, BROADWAY.COM

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: March 28, 2004 Final Performance: May 16, 2004