Take Care of My Friend
This review is going to be shorter than my usual fare, namely because this piece was not my favorite. I returned to the Filigree Theatre after being so impressed with their final show of last season, The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye . I was excited to discover a new company that seemed to have fantastic taste in new work, and executed that work well - especially in terms of the caliber of talent they employed. Filigree does three shows a season: one is a classic, one (I believe) is a work by a TX native or resident, and the third is a brand new piece. This season that new piece is Take Care of My Friend , a new play by Kathleen Fletcher, directed (as all their plays seem to be) by Artistic Director Elizabeth V. Newman. Unlike Illusionary last year which was deeply moving, and intelligent, with (generally) fantastic performances (that show went on to win BroadwayWorld Awards for Leading Performer in a Play (star and writer Ashley Griffin), Best Play, Best New P...