{"id":20358,"date":"2018-04-11T23:46:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20358"},"modified":"2018-04-11T23:46:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T03:46:10","slug":"tas-the-attic-the-pearls-and-three-fine-girls-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/tas-the-attic-the-pearls-and-three-fine-girls-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"TA\u2019s The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls: A Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

Theatre Aurora takes another look at family relationships in \u201cThe Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls\u201d, now playing.
\nThe story, by Jennifer Brewin, Leah Cherniak, Anne-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer and Martha Ross is nicely summarized in the play\u2019s title.
\nThe three Fine sisters have grown apart as adults. Returning to their childhood home a week after their father\u2019s funeral, they take refuge from the gathering of family and friends, each ending up in the attic, where they spent many carefree childhood days.
\nIn this familiar haven with so many memories, they search for their mother\u2019s long lost pearl necklace, reminisce about their lives, and look ahead to what the future holds.
\nThis play makes liberal use of flashbacks, contrasting the girls\u2019 lives as children versus their current situations. In some cases we see they\u2019ve grown, and in others we learn that little has changed.
\nIt combines elements of both drama and comedy, which is aided by the differing personalities and lifestyles of the three siblings.
\nJojo, the eldest, is a professor, a bit self-centred, and not as calm and controlled as she thinks she is. Jayne, similarly self-absorbed, is an ambitious Bay Street mergers and acquisitions lead, and also a yet-to-come-out lesbian. Youngest sister Jelly is a successful artist who moved home to care for her father in his final months, and is in many ways the most mature of the three, although her older sisters can\u2019t see that.
\nThe cast is small, comprised only of the actresses playing the three sisters: Karen Fogleman as Jojo, Liisa Kallasmaa as Jayne, and Daniela Di Maria as Jelly.
\nWhile the performers do a good job with their roles, the characters they portray are a bit extreme, and often difficult to relate to. The story itself is less comedic than it could be, given the potential of the subject matter, but it does have a positive ending.
\nEvening performances of \u201cThe Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls\u201d continue at Theatre Aurora, 150 Henderson Drive, April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21, with a matinee April 15. Information and tickets are available through the box office at 905-727-3669.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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