GOOD PEOPLE
CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE
March 22-April 14, 2013
216-241-6000 or www.clevelandplayhouse.com
David Lindsay-Abaire certainly has a way with words. The language in this play could not be more natural in terms of its Southie-specific cadence, construction and content, and it falls on the untrained ear as if we were native speakers. Yet, it’s the director, performers and designers that draw the audience into this intimate world of disappointment and hardship and makes it immediately accessible, painfully funny and very real.
To see a full review of this show, read Bob Abelman's News-Herald article here.
Roy Berko
CPH’s GOOD PEOPLE is one of those special evenings of theater that combines a well-written script, excellent direction, and fine acting into an evening of humor and pathos to create a must-see production.
To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.
Fran Heller
In a world of an ever-growing schism between the haves and have-nots, this very trenchant, very funny play, hits home.
Laura Kepley's pitch-perfect comic direction and a sublime cast make this production a highlight of the season.
To see a full review of this show, read Fran Heller's review at the Cleveland Jewish News
Christine Howey
Sometimes
a bland title can hide a funny and even gripping show, and such is the case
with Good People now at the Cleveland
Play House.
To see a full review of this show, read Christine Howey's blog Rave and PanKory
GOOD PEOPLE is a hilarious, heart warming and scandalous look at the everyday lives of ‘good people’ and the twisted webs we weave.
Andrea Simakis
I love this play. Go see it. Right now.
I love this play. Go see it. Right now.
To see a full review of this show, read Andrea Simakis' blog or visit Cleveland.com here.
Art Thomas
Combine the beautifully literate script with performers who become the characters under strong direction, add first-rate design, and you have a production that gives one comfort that the future of theater is secure. "Good People" is about people who are good, with terrible faults in their past and present--a morality story of the "haves" and "have nots" of this decade.
Click here to read the complete review at WestLife
