WHY WE HAVE A BODY - Magic Theatre
SF CHRONICLE "Body" is a beautifully crafted production, smoother and more cohesive in Katie Pearl's stagings than the original. Cutting the intermission and the earlier division into distinct sections helps, as does the openness of Marsha Ginsberg's spare, broad set, on which Pearl paces the action as fluidly as its metaphors. .... the scenes between Lili and Renee. Their coy, evasive flirtation on a plane is sweet, and their first date is a sly delight. And when they get back together after a first separation, English's wary vulnerability and Dines' wry certainty turn metaphor to stage magic. STARK INSIDER ...the themes explored in this play — sexual identity, finding your place in the world, love — resonate just as strongly today. It’s testament to the strength of the material which includes one quotable quote after another. I might have filled up my notepad on this evening more completely than ever before. ...