Photo Flash: For the First Time Ever- Lisa Kron in Repertory: 2.5 MINUTE RIDE & WELL
By: A.A. Cristi Jan. 20, 2017
Diversionary Theatre will produce the San Diego Premiere of WELL and the San Diego Revival of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE, both by Tony Award-winner Lisa Kron, presented for the first time in repertory. Diversionary brings together Craig Noel Award winners Shana Wride and Rosina Reynolds for an artistic tour-de-force in the San Diego revival of ?2.5 MINUTE RIDE.
In this breakout hit first seen at La Jolla Playhouse in 1996, Shana Wride plays Lisa and takes her audience on a rol?ler coaster ride to investigate her relationship with her father through three life events: a family outing to an Ohio amusement park, a wedding in a Brooklyn Jewish Community Center, and a searing trip to Auschwitz. Kron demonstrates remarkable skill in combining humor and pathos in this 75 minute portrait of a loving and complex man and father. Rosina Reynolds, last seen at Diversionary with THE MARRIAGE BED, directs. In WELL, Lisa (played by San Diego favorite Samantha Ginn, SCROOGE IN ROUGE) "comes from a family where everyone is ill." And now she wants to know why.?
Lisa tells the tale of her mother Ann, (played by Annie Hinton, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS) a champion of social justice. Ann works tirelessly to integrate her midwestern town, despite her inability to cure her own chronic illness. ?Lisa's struggle to create the play she wants is thwarted by both rebellious actors (gleefully played by Adam Cuppy, Cashae Monya, Durwood Murray, and Tiffany Tang) and her mother's desire to "help" tell the story. Lisa fights to define both the narrative and her relationship with her mother to hilarious and poignant consequences. Kym Pappas (Co-Artistic director of InnerMission Productions) directs.
Shana Wride plays Lisa in Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron, playing in rotating repertory with WELL February 9-March 19th, 2017. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SIMPATIKA
Samantha Ginn and Shana Wride. Diversionary Theatre will produce the San Diego Premiere of WELL and the San Diego Revival of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE, both by Tony Award-winner Lisa Kron, presented for the first time in repertory. For more information, vi
Shana Wride plays Lisa in Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron, playing in rotating repertory with WELL February 9-March 19th, 2017. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SIMPATIKA
Shana Wride plays Lisa in Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron, playing in rotating repertory with WELL February 9-March 19th, 2017. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SIMPATIKA
Shana Wride plays Lisa in Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron, playing in rotating repertory with WELL February 9-March 19th, 2017. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SIMPATIKA
Cashe Monya contributes to the ensemble in Diversionary's production of Well - part of a two show repertory by Lisa Kron. Well and 2.5 Minute Ride play February 9th-March 19th. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SI
Annie Hinton and Samantha Ginn star as Ann and Lisa in Diversionary's production of Well - part of a two show repertory by Lisa Kron. Well and 2.5 Minute Ride play February 9th-March 19th. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep
Annie Hinton and Samantha Ginn star as Ann and Lisa in Diversionary's production of Well - part of a two show repertory by Lisa Kron. Well and 2.5 Minute Ride play February 9th-March 19th. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep
Annie Hinton and Samantha Ginn star as Ann and Lisa in Diversionary's production of Well - part of a two show repertory by Lisa Kron. Well and 2.5 Minute Ride play February 9th-March 19th. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep
Shana Wride plays Lisa in Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron, playing in rotating repertory with WELL February 9-March 19th, 2017. For more information, visit www.diversionary.org/kronrep Photo by SIMPATIKA
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