In playwright Judith Thompson's "Lion in the Streets," the world is seen
             through the eyes of a young girl who has been murdered. Isobel (Alexandria
             Sage) wanders amidst the lives of family members and neighborhood people
             discovering death all around her - literally, spiritually, and morally.
             Sage does a marvelous job as the lost soul looking for a home. Enhanced
             by a splendid cast comprised of Elizabeth Elkins, Lisa Pierotti, Charles
             Willey, Tim Corcoran, Leo Farley, and Paula Ewin, LION IN THE STREETS
             is a powerful play about the difficulties of living and dying. Thompson
             presents a series of scenarios about infidelity and betrayal, illness, deception,
             Throughout, the cast don different personas and occasionally cavort in modern
             dance expressions against a background of ominous music. Theatre class offers
             an entirely professional, way-above-average rendition of "Lion in the Streets,"
             Judith Thompson's rich and challenging 1990 drama. The actors' controlled,
             complex performances are further enhanced by Jeannette Lambermont's hip, dynamic
             direction, and are played out against a flawless the technical backdrop of set,
             lighting, and costume. The play, enacted by a cast of 28,
             is a series of dreamlike vignettes that delve into the many secret miseries of
             30-something urbanites. One woman battles bone cancer, a housewife confronts her
             unfaithful husband, a man obsessively recalls a homoerotic experience with a
             childhood friend, a woman with cerebral palsy longs for sexual fulfillment,
             and all the while, a little girl wanders the streets, looking for a lion.
             In the first act, Thompson skilfully blends tragedy with farce, so the
             sorrowful vignettes never descend into pure melodrama. Tantalizing, imaginative
             and eerily sad, the first act excites anticipation for the second. The second act,
             however, introduces a barrage of new characters whose tragedies meld into a ceaseless,
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