Crooked
Description
The three lonesome characters in Catherine Trieschmann’s deeply affecting Crooked—about an intense teenage girl’s relationship with her practical mother and simple-minded best friend—have marvelous dimension in Liz Diamond’s polished, multifaceted production for Women’s Project. The actors (Cristin Milioti, Betsy Aidem and Carmen H. Herlihy) are superb, and Trieschmann’s tender, precise writing gives all of them rich veins to tap; there is bittersweet comedy here, but also surprising cruelty. Delusion in various forms haunts the play like a host of demons, but the avenging angel of truth—channeled by a teenage girl—is no less fearsome to behold.—AF
