When your mother names you Holly Ivy Noel you know you’re pretty much doomed to a life of Christmas decorations and holiday tunes, but in Rose’s hilarious comedy, things have gotten waaaaay out of hand. No one blends absurdity with honest emotion and believable (if heightened) reality quite like Rose, who has an enviable talent for make the zany completely plausible. This play is perfect for a holiday program, but would sparkle at any festival of shorts, because, as Mary Noel would be the first to tell us, the spirit of Christmas should reign the whole year ‘round.
When your mother names you Holly Ivy Noel you know you’re pretty much doomed to a life of Christmas decorations and holiday tunes, but in Rose’s hilarious comedy, things have gotten waaaaay out of hand. No one blends absurdity with honest emotion and believable (if heightened) reality quite like Rose, who has an enviable talent for make the zany completely plausible. This play is perfect for a holiday program, but would sparkle at any festival of shorts, because, as Mary Noel would be the first to tell us, the spirit of Christmas should reign the whole year ‘round.