Jack and Jill at Santa Monica Playhouse

Jack and Jill

Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street Santa Monica

Jack and Jill are two very different people. Jack's eyes light upon Jill one day, as she reads a book of poems by Sylvia Plath. He is immediately drawn to her and begins to pursue her. He is a professional "imagist," she's a medical student. Both have previous romantic baggage. There's no special reason they should fall for each other, but fall they do, as Jack and Jill follows the couple through courtship, marriage, disillusionment, and perhaps, finally, hope. Can love endure when the road is so fraught with obstacles? Jack and Jill will have to realize how vital they are to each other. Then again, true love has always been worth the effort.

Thru - May 1, 2016

Price: $20-$25

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 310-394-9779

Running Time: 90 minutes, plus intermission

www.santamonicaplayhouse.com

Jack and Jill Reviews

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Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

"...the play ultimately comes across as a slight vehicle, without the heft or depth to sustain our interest. The more kvetching the characters do, the less we care whether they will or won't make it through together - and that's a pity."

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- PAUL BIRCHALL

LA Splash - Recommended

"...These two talented individuals can make the audience laugh until they cry. Their duet is a pleasure to watch, even if at times you want to throttle both of them as their frustrations became one with the audience. This show is a must-see for Valentine's Day couples."

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- ELAINE L. MURA

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

...What really keeps the play moving is not so much the play itself, or the fact that one wishes to know if the two characters will finally get back together or not. No, what truly grasps one's attention throughout are the splendid performances by Tanna Frederick and Robert Standley. Theirs is true acting at its finest."

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- CAROL KAUFMAN SEGAL

Examiner - Recommended

"...The play is directed by Jack Heller and he does an excellent job. The dialogue is clever and it draws you completely into Jack and Jill's relationship to the point where you can't help but root for them to make it."

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- TANNA FREDERICK

Will Call - Somewhat Recommended

"...Unless the actors break the fourth wall and address the audience, a lot of the play's dialogue seems to have been written in half sentences. Frederick, so good in Henry Jaglom's "Train to Zankopane", recently at the Edgemar, mugs her way through the character of a woman who could be described as "difficult". Thanks to the direction by Jack Heller the fluidity of the story keeps the pace."

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- INGRID WILMOT

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Jack and Jill Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Not Recommended

LA Splash - Recommended

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

Examiner - Recommended

Will Call - Somewhat Recommended

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