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Los Angeles Theater review calls Another Picnic at the Asylum ?Comedic & compelling?Pitch perfect?A fringe hit. Neffs stage presence alone is reason enough to see? http://tinyurl.com/HFFHIT
Editors Pick Phoenix Fringe Festival
"humorous, intensely powerful and heart-breakingly profound. Neff?s performance style oozes physicality and wins over audiences everywhere she travels."
?Downtown Phoenix Journal
Los Angeles Theater Review, by Marcus Kaye
From the moment she steps onto the stage, Angela Neff has the audience in the palm of her hand, or rather, in the seat of her father?s woody. Neff?s stage presence alone is reason enough to see A Picnic at the Asylum. Factor in her seamless character transitions, a darkly comedic story, and a compelling examination of father/daughter relationships and what results is nothing short of a Hollywood Fringe hit.
Bravely portraying her bi-polar father, pregnant mother and 6 other siblings, Neff paints a fascinating picture of suburban life with her manic depressive dad. Through AA, asylum picnics and birthday dinners, the audience grows up with Neff, clearly seeing how she could both love and hate her father.
Neff?s mannerisms are so distinct, that she is able to fluidly transitions between her multitude of personalities by simply changing gesture. While other one-man shows rely on costumes or dialogue to mark the transition, it is Neff?s physicality here that does the trick.
The story hits the dramatic highs and lows of Neff?s childhood without ever dragging or feeling redundant. Expertly written and full of surprises, the script is pitch perfect.
NAMI
My name is Christine Mazanec. I recently had the extreme pleasure of seeing the highly energetic, moving and thought-provoking performance of Angela Neff in her one woman show "A Picnic at the Asylum" June 25th at The Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. Wow! As a 3 year veteran teaching Family to Family classes in Los Angeles, I was compelled to recommend it to every NAMI person I know. Many were able to see her work of art performed in Hollywood last month. I received glowing feedback on the relatability and sensitivity with which Ms. Neff broached the stigma ridden world of mental illness. I can without a doubt say that if more people were exposed to such personal accounts, we would all feel less alone in the experience of the extremes, ups and downs that life with a loved one with mental illness brings. Everyone, everywhere, if Angela Neffs performance comes to your fair city, GO SEE IT!
Reviewed by angelaneff on Wednesday, Jul 14th, 2010
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