Spoilers ahoy!
Quick disclaimer--the director of this show, Heather Dowling, is a friend of mine.
Lisa Pezik stars (and wrote) this very charming personal journey, punctuated with song, about two different self images vying for control of a woman's life. One is brusque, full of positive energy, a defender of our central character. The other, she is smooth and creepy, an insidious avatar of self-hatred created by a very disturbed mother who approves of things like anorexia.
The skill of the lead actress radiates to the audience, portraying a large but not overwhelming number of characters. I easily identified with this idea of voices debating in her head (suspect plenty of folks will). Honestly, though, I didn't remember any of the songs afterwards. Plus, there was what felt like a blip towards the end, skipping over the process she went through to get past the trauma of her youth.
Too Big For Her Britches plays at the Zephyr Theatre, Friday June 17 at 7pm and Saturday June 25 at 2:45pm.
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