I'm also going to give you some advice. Your husband is not the Red Cross. The last time he started consoling a cute, suicidal chick, he married her. Becky Shawis an amusing and#xA0;cleverly constructed comedy about ambition, the cost of being truthful, and the perils of a blind date.#xA0; The#xA0;fast and funny dialogue navigates between five distinctively perverse and disingenuously dysfunctional characters. The plot is as follows: from the moment that Becky arrives overdressed for her blind date with straight-talking Max, it's clear the evening won't go to plan. In the immediate fallout, Becky becomes an object of devotion for her boss Andrew, who appears to have a fetish for vulnerable women. In turn Andrew's wife Suzanna turns to her step-brother Max for comfort, and their mutual desire begins to resurface.
Gina Gionfriddo's masterful#xA0;play is a#xA0;biting American comedy with sharp, witty dialogue and a carefully crafted yet unforced story arc.#xA0; Character-driven, Becky Shawis a comic tale of tangled love lives and a subtle but#xA0;acerbic comedy of#xA0;manners.