is a play that feels even more pertinent now than it did when it landed in a stellar Off Broadway production back in 2016. The play was terrific then. It’s essential now.'The Nutty Professor' And 'Mr. Holland's Opus' Set For Regional Stage Musical Adaptations
can be tough as a factory foreman. Characters walk fearfully tight wires, and plunges are an ever-present possibility. We arrive at the end with hope, not assurance. Over the course of the play, we’ll come to know the secrets and hidden relationships among these co-workers, but for now we need only know the basics: Dez is the young man wanting more and determined to get it . He can seem quick to anger and full of schemes, but looks can be deceiving. Also, he packs a gun.
Chief among Reggie’s allies: Faye , the crew elder who has a year to go before retirement, the righteousness of a longtime union rep, the wisdom of a woman who knows factory life inside and out and the flinty compassion of a stern den mother.
She’s a Bill Cosby defender and gaslighter…