True West Girl

The Lounge Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival

Reviewed by Mayank Keshaviah, L.A. Weekly

June 22, 2010


"There were good times too. It wasn't all incest and booze." While this is true, Barbara Lee Bragg's solo show is akin to being accosted by a passionate PETA activist and spending an hour with her: you believe in the cause, there's genuine emotion behind her claims, but the unchecked gusher of words and imagery spewing at you is a little hard to take. Bragg's source material is gold, especially her stint as a youth coordinator for Dick Cheney in the 1970s, but she and director Deborah De Liso could stand to tame the wild west a bit in order to make the experience less overwhelming.

The Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood; Sat., 5 p.m.; Mon., 8 p.m.; thru June 26. (866) 811-4111. A White Hawk Productions Production.
 

 
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