In Ten Theatre. Although we're supposed to be held through the first half of the play by suspense, the mysterious event is obvious as soon as we learn that one of the women is gay and the other is not. They reunite in the home of Thema's grandmother, who is dealing with an aging sister who's having trouble disentangling the past from the present. We may not have two full-blown legitimate scenarios here, but, at the least, we have two legitimate topics. Unfortunately, Allen does nothing more with them than plop them on stage, give them line after line of banalities, and leave them.
Undeveloped characters speak in undeveloped scenes.
Allen seems to think a lesbian theme should be enough to carry the play. But a poorly developed play is a poorly developed play, no matter the topic. I guess one could argue the relationship between the two women develops over the length of the play, however, it's done without conflict, without intensity, without emotion and with great predictability. This is not to say the actors, Rene Berry and Meikil Berry, act without emotion. On the contrary, both talented actors give the script a better performance than it deserves.