Skillman's hour-long one-woman script bravely allows its character, a magician, to display a vast and extraordinary capacity to learn, dare, and care, she evokes, and easily could have been found in, the beautiful and beloved shorter plays of Robert Patrick. Yet, this magician is not merely an empath, she's purposeful, with an upfront approach generating something between bidding and encouragement. The reason is she has a story to tell. Her trick is having engaged us. I'd almost think of this as the author testing our hope, belief, joy, and wonder, that is if the play weren't so genuine and...
Skillman's hour-long one-woman script bravely allows its character, a magician, to display a vast and extraordinary capacity to learn, dare, and care, she evokes, and easily could have been found in, the beautiful and beloved shorter plays of Robert Patrick. Yet, this magician is not merely an empath, she's purposeful, with an upfront approach generating something between bidding and encouragement. The reason is she has a story to tell. Her trick is having engaged us. I'd almost think of this as the author testing our hope, belief, joy, and wonder, that is if the play weren't so genuine and giving.