‘An American Daughter’ Review: Wendy Wasserstein’s Cautionary Tale
3 / 10
Given Lichty’s blank and wooden performance, though, we simply can’t believe in Lyssa or in her relationships. With the exception of the production’s two most veteran actors — Peil and Matthews, who sail through with their characters’ humor and humanity intact — Lichty’s nothingness deadens her scenes with her cast mates. As Quincy says of Lyssa, “It’s not good for any of us to watch an established icon being hung out to dry.” Established icon is, in fact, the status Wasserstein reached in the theater before her much too early death. And it isn’t the script here that betrays her.
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