STRAY CAT'S "PLUTO" IS A WINNER...

Sunday, February 22, 2015
KJZZ Radio / Curtainupphoenix.com

STRAY CAT’S “PLUTO” IS A WINNER WHILE THEATER WORKS “FOLLIES” DISAPPOINTS



”PLUTO”



Stray Cat Theatre, Tempe Performing Arts Center



Tempe, AZ



An exciting weekend of theater brought two stellar shows to the Valley for the first time. Stray Cat Theatre’s vibrant staging of Steve Yockey’s new play “Pluto” exposes a dysfunctional family and the impacts a weird lifestyle has on a mother, her son, his girlfriend, and the family’s three-headed dog is a winner.



“Pluto” explores mother Elizabeth, son Bailey, his girlfriend Maxine, and the family dog as the distanced Mother tries to reconnect with her son. It’s been so long since the pair communicated so that challenge proves impossible. What a statement about communication’s importance.



Artistic Director Ron May stages “Pluto” with a taunt lunacy that vividly realizes the small family’s weird take on life and how it impacts them. May brings out fine performances from Neda Tavassoli as the mother, Elizabeth, Cole Brackney as her rebellious son, Bailey, and Yolanda London’s masterful take on the family dog who is the most logical thinker on stage. “Pluto” continues through March 7 at Tempe Performing Arts Center. For tickets, call the Stray Cat Theatre box office at 480-227-1766 or order tickets online at www.straycattheatre.org.


PLUTO