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Playwright Becky Mode's background in TV writing may not surprise theater-goers who see Fully Committed, Madison Repertory Theatre's season opener. While it's fast and funny, the story is a bit thin and lacks a strong sense of forward propulsion. And [Sam Peliczowski], an aspiring actress doing time in the trenches of the restaurant biz while waiting for her big break, feels like a character we've seen before.
Yet Fully Committed offers another chance to see Chicago actress Amy J. Carie, who performed earlier this year as Anne Frank's mother in the Rep's The Diary of Anne Frank. Carle brings the same sort of earthy likeability to this role, as utterly different as it is. Though Fully Committed isn't deep, it does provide the stuff for an actor's tour de force. It's a one-person show in which the actor portrays over 40 characters and, simply put, [Amy J. Carle] is phenomenal.See the full content of this document
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Telephone Hell
Telephone hell
Madison Rep's Fully Committed is funny, if thinPlaywright Becky Mode's background in TV writing may not surprise theater-goers who see Fully Committed, Madi...See the full content of this document
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