Dutch Kills Theater Company presents

THE PROVIDENCE OF NEIGHBORING BODIES

By JEAN ANN DOUGLASS

Starring

DINAH BERKELEY, LORI PARQUET and AMY STAATS

Directed by JESS CHAYES
Set Design: CAROLY MRAZ
Costume Design: EVAN PRIZANT
Lighting Design: DEREK WRIGHT
Sound Design: ASA WEMBER
Prop Design: JESS ADAMS
Original Music: CHRIS CHAPPELL
Technical Director: CARL WHIPPLE
Production Stage Manager: ALLISON RAYNES
Production Assistant: BRIAN A. LENAHAN
Assistant Costume Design: ADRIENNE CARLILE
Marketing Consultant: LAURA RAMADEI
Copy Editor: ERIC JOHN MEYER
Public Relations: SPIN CYCLE
Scenic Shop: CIGAR BOX STUDIOS

Theater 511
511 West 54th Street @ Tenth Avenue
February 13 – March 11; Opening Night – 02/23/17

THE PROVIDENCE OF NEIGHBORING BODIES by Jean Ann Douglass and directed by Jess Chayes is filled with witty dialogue that is rapid fire and a clever recounting of the mundane. Two neighbors who couldn’t be more different have adjoining balconies. They speak mostly in soliloquies as one neighbor describes her fantasy of being “besties.” The other neighbor is anxiety ridden and looking to fix her apartment up enough to take pictures to attract someone to rent out her couch as she doesn’t make enough money as a teacher; she laments that she may even be doing harm to her students by not understanding all that she teaches. Alas, a boarder arrives and the plot thickens around an incident that occurred before she arrived. She is dressed in a fur (maybe beaver) jacket that has a weird pad (maybe a tail) attached. There is a note from the playwright about beavers in the first colonies, but frankly, it was a bit unclear how this running theme added to the play.

The three actors (Lori Elizabeth Parquet, Amy Staats and Dinah Berkeley) gave heartfelt performances on a clever set with interesting staging. An hour well spent.

- Ronni Burns -