The hidden agendas of conflicting aesthetic approaches and conflicting sexual preferences become twin eggbeaters whipping up this light, fluffy meringue of a play-which, when finally dished up, turns out to pay tribute to both the actress's old-style theatrical grandeur and the budding playwright's puckish, trickily cynical, new-style approach. -Village Voice. ".this fantasy memoir allows the author's younger, provincial self a seductive first glimpse of a world where being merely life-size isn't enough." -NY Times. ".a love letter to the theater, zeroing in on the moment when it ceded its myth-making power to the screen. Gurney also points out that icons could become imprisoned by their own image and style, and that marriages come in various shapes and forms.

" -NY Post. ".engaging characters and wise observances married with pure, old-fashioned charm.literate, civilized, and mature work." -BackStage.