An Act of Love
In these trying times I look forward to seeing a comedy and I couldn’t have found one more hilarious than An Act of Love, written by David Landsberg, playing at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank. So many plays today are based on dysfunctional families, but none like the family in this one.
Peter Sandusky (Timothy Hornor) is waiting for his blind date to show up at his home (a marvelous set designed by Keith Mitchell). Peter had a very short-lived marriage, three months to be exact, and after three years, has finally decided to date again. While he awaits his date to arrive, first his mother phones, followed by his errant tattooed sister Julia (Hedy Burress), unexpectedly, appearing at his door seeking refuge after a long time away from home. Peter finally gets her to leave, telling her to find anyplace else until the next morning. At last he is alone awaiting his date Maureen (Beth Kennedy) when she shows up in very unconventional garb. As the evening progresses, Peter’s frustrated-actress mother (Susan Sullivan) shows up. And before Peter can get rid of her, Julia arrives back at his door claiming she can’t find anyplace else to stay. Peter’s and Julia’s mother has never been one to show
any love for either of them causing Peter to spend a great deal of time in therapy and Julia to stray from home. In order to try to bring peace to the evening, Peter convinces his mother (by offering to pay her) to prove her acting skills by playing the part of a loving mother to him and Julia for 24 hours. She proves to be better actress than expected and her performance ends on a happy note.
What a terrific cast; Hornor is great as Peter; Sullivan is extremely comical and perfect as Mother, Burress, Kennedy, Jay Harik, who plays a cab driver, Vamoush, Lovensky Jean Baptiste who shows up as Julia’s boyfriend Darwin, are all terrific under the superb direction of Casey Stangl. For a jovial fun evening, don’t miss An Act of Love, playing through April 27th.
The Falcon Theatre
4252 Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA