August: Osage County

Damn what a long and overstuffed play. And you know, I get that functional families are, generically speaking, less interesting than dysfunctional ones. Still, it seems a bit much. Watching the play is kind of like being bludgeoned while someone stands around telling you jokes. It seems appropriate that there t-shirts on sale in the lobby with lines from the play like, "You have to be smart to be complicated." After all, it's the quips that count in this one. 

And hey, if you go to the Web site you can totally play a find-Mom's-pills game!