![]() Their unexpected friendship expands their identities and chips away at the stereotypes that have been cruelly imposed on them. ![]() Living side by side in confinement, they come to depend on each other for psychological sustenance. But he can’t help responding to Molina’s kindness and generosity.Ī curious tenderness develops between the cellmates, who begin to take in the humanity of each other that their society has denied. And he loathes what he perceives as homosexual abjection. Valentin grows impatient with Molina’s frivolity, his fundamental lack of seriousness. He shares his food with Valentin, fussing over his cellmate and tending to him when he’s sick. Molina struts and frets like a South American Blanche DuBois, albeit one with a maternal streak. The men could hardly be more different, but a repressive political regime makes for strange bedfellows. Pasadena Playhouse’s producing artistic director, Danny Feldman, has proved that growth is still possible in a time of spiraling crisis for American theater. Entertainment & Arts Commentary: The best theater in L.A. ![]()
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