OVERVIEW
“THIS REVIEW DEMANDS YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. Lisa Loomer’s great strength as a playwright is the vigor of her highly attuned social imagination… Rita Wilson brings a nurturing quality to the role that’s authentic and direct.”
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
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Wired. But Not Connected.
Jesse is eight and easily distracted. But so are his mother and father. So are the neighbors! And the doctors! In their fractured, fast paced, overly wired lives the consequence is almost … inevitable. Or is it? Has Jesse been correctly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder? Is it caused by over stimulation? Bad parenting? Too many chemicals in the food? Too many poisons in the environment? Or is Jesse just a kid in an ADD world?
Distracted explores this wild ride with offbeat humor, searing honesty and a provocative style.
“GO!”
Steven Mikulan, LA Weekly
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“Rita Wilson is onstage for the entire show…with a virtuoso performance of warmth, humor and enormous compassion.”
Laurence Vittes, The Hollywood Reporter
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“MEANINGFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
Lisa Loomer has a penchant for zeroing in on the issues that obsess upper middle-class America… Bronson Pinchot plays to his strengths as a theatrical chameleon. [The set] is a brilliant creation, reminding us that modern living—has turned out lives into one messy, high-energy distraction after another.”
Paul Hodgins, The Orange County Register
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CREDITS
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By
Lisa Loomer
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Director
Leonard Foglia
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Set and Projection Design
Elaine McCarthy
Costume Design
Robert Blackman
Lighting Design
Russell H. Champa
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Sound Design
Jon Gottlieb
With
- Stephanie Berry
- Johanna Day
- Marita Geraghty
- Emma Hunton
- Bronson Pinchot
- Ray Porter
- Hudson Thames
- Rita Wilson
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