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Princeton Summer Theater Presents A.R. Gurney's WASP World In Tragi-Comic Ensemble Piece, "Scenes From American Life"
Donald Gilpin
A grandmother ("Granny") sits between her two grandchildren in the back seat (represented by three chairs) of the Pierce Arrow. Edward, the chauffeur, is driving them to see the swans. It's Buffalo, New York in the 1930s. The children's parents are away in Bermuda. Granny discusses the prune whip that her cook is preparing them for lunch and the play starring Katharine Cornell that they will be going to see that afternoon. Granny warns the children about dirty fingernails, fingers in noses and disrespect for "darkies." As the children watch the beautiful swans, the grandmother tells the story of the swan princess who must never go on dry land, but must stay in the middle of the lake all her life "because that is where swans belong."
Pennington Players Presents Entertaining Production Of Beloved Musical at Washington Crossing Theatre
Nancy Plum
The musicals so far this summer at Washington Crossing's Open Air Theatre have been slightly off the beaten track, but Pennington Players has turned to an old standard for their two-week run. On the surface, there may seem to be little that one can do to unhinge Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, and the current Pennington Players production certainly covers all the bases adequately. However, what really sets productions of this musical apart is capturing the nuances underlying the rather basic story and the appealing songs.
