Dividing the Estate
It's 1987. Stella Gordon, aging matriarch, wants to keep her estate intact. But her children, like King Lear's, want to tear the land, and tradition, apart. Horton Foote, a wonderful writer, has subtly inscribed a social history into what looks like a conventional how-to-slice-the-family-pie comedy-drama. The Old Globe's production, however, is all surface. And can't find a tone to accommodate the drama and the histrionics. The actors perform as if in isolation. Even their reaction times vary. As anticipated, Elizabeth Ashley gives a bravura performance as Stella (having Ashley in San Diego is the sole recommendation for the production, but it's a compelling one). The rest of the cast ranges from over-the-top to bland. Jeff Cowie's richly detailed set, lit too brightly, is so wide that the actors at each end must make a toll call.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, February 12, 2012
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Tuesdays, 7pm |
| Wednesdays, 7pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 2pm & 8pm |