Gym Class Heroes' Never Ending Summer
This is one of those shows where you’re probably a lot better off arriving early than staying late
Jay Allen Sanford 10 a.m., April 19
Nothing new under the sun? Don, a novelist, may have plagiarized a third of his book. Don's lawyers, Sy and Chris, claim it was "influence" not "intellectual theft." Both are in love with Madi. When Sy writes her a love letter, Don pilfers it. Step back, and just about everything in Sarah Gubbins' funny romantic comedy is a "borrowing" (including Sy becoming Cyrano-like). And in James Vasquez' smart staging, scenes morph into film noir movies (suggesting they've been played before, even though the emotions are live). In effect Gubbins artfully deconstructs notions of influence. The play has lulls, when legalities take centerstage, but the Diversionary production boasts quality performances by Amanda Sitton (Sy), Jacque Wilke (Madi), and Wendy Maples (Bec), and smart design work, especially when Michelle Caron's lighting and the uncredited music convert the office into a film - not noir but rusty-orange.
Worth a try.
4545 Park Boulevard, San Diego, 92116
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