Shores Creates a Bright Yellow Day for Theatregoers
Yellow
written and directed by Del Shores
Coast Playhouse
through July 25
The nonsexual bedroom scene before the finale is a beautifully crafted one between Kendall and Dayne. Although I disagree with the kiss, it does work well theatrically and stands apart as a near-to-perfect acting scene. If I were to change anything it would be the ending - for Bobby and Kate and even for Sister Timothea - that for me is unrealistically tidy, but... Shores knows his audience quite well and therefore, how to please them. RoBert Steinberg's angular set design of the exterior and two-leveled interior of the Westmoreland home is one of the best to be seen at the Coast in many a year.Yellow is a first-rate, well-crafted drama that both entertains and inspires hope...and boy, do we need it!
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