http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/11/05/26-miles-2/ Washington DC's Liveliest Theater Website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/11/05/26-miles-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10504 MKB Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:55:14 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=10780#comment-10504 Just a couple of observations.  I don't remember that the mother and daughter had NO contact for years.  Just not close contact.  Isn't there mention of her occasionally calling (and sometimes being put off by the step-mom)?  Which leads to my next -- Olivia's father didn't raise her as a single dad -- he immediately remarried after leaving Olivia's mother - hence the evil (unseen) step-mom.  But, yes, he is weak and controlled and seemingly he is the one who is emotionally disconnected from Olivia while the maternal bond is still strong.  I think that's one of the subtle points -- she may live with Dad but he doesn't even know her while the mother is able to quickly connect emotionally with her daughter.  There are a lot of emotional intricacies to work through in this piece, and I very much enjoyed it. Just a couple of observations.  I don’t remember that the mother and daughter had NO contact for years.  Just not close contact.  Isn’t there mention of her occasionally calling (and sometimes being put off by the step-mom)?  Which leads to my next — Olivia’s father didn’t raise her as a single dad — he immediately remarried after leaving Olivia’s mother – hence the evil (unseen) step-mom.  But, yes, he is weak and controlled and seemingly he is the one who is emotionally disconnected from Olivia while the maternal bond is still strong.  I think that’s one of the subtle points — she may live with Dad but he doesn’t even know her while the mother is able to quickly connect emotionally with her daughter.  There are a lot of emotional intricacies to work through in this piece, and I very much enjoyed it.

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