“Beggars in the House of Plenty”: 80% Sweet – UPDATED

SWEET
When it comes to wringing the full spectrum of tortured emotions from Shanley’s nakedly autobiographical 1991 memory play, you can’t get more riveting than Larry Moss’ finely-tuned production at Theatre/Theater.
Philip Brandes – LA Times

SWEET
Powerful, passionate, and an emotional rollercoaster, “Beggars in the House of Plenty” features outstanding acting and production work that spotlights the will to thrive and succeed in chaos.
Mary Mallory – Tolucan Times

BITTER
The talented cast obviously has great respect for director Larry Moss, most of them mentioned in their program bio what a great honor it was to work with him, but in this case, sadly, I think he has led them somewhat astray. For one thing he directed it in such a way that every moment is an important moment, every line is the most important line, and if every moment is the most portentous, the real important moments get lost in the mix.
Geoff Hoff – LA Theatre Review

SWEET
John Patrick Shanley’s semiautobiographical one-act about growing up in a dysfunctional working-class Irish-American Catholic family is smartly directed by Larry Moss.
Sandra Ross – LA Weekly

SWEET
It takes a while to accustom one’s ears and eyes to the tone of this production. Under the tender hand of Larry Moss, John Patrick Shanley’s dark-memory play first strikes us as a nightmare not of our own dreaming. Once we give ourselves over to these theatremakers’ crafts, we sit transfixed, transported to the excruciatingly painful life of young Johnny, Shanley’s alter ego.
Dany Margolies – Backstage