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Friday, January 19, 2007

The Pursuit of Happiness, world premiere, The Laguna Playhouse (2007)
Cast: Deedee Rescher (Annie), Joanna Strapp (Jodi), Matt Reidy (Neil), Preston Maybank (Spud), & Tim Cummings (Tucker)
For complete info on this production, see The Laguna Playhouse's The Pursuit of Happiness page.

This world premiere, play is the second in a trilogy by Richard Dresser. I hadn't seen the first play, but I'm interested in seeing it at some point. The Pursuit of Happiness is entirely different from the movie with a similar title in theatres now (not only in the fact that it used the coorrect spelling of "happiness").

This play is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family of three, each dealing with major decisions, mostly centered around the daughter's decision about going to college. The cast is great, it's well written, and the sets are well done. In spite of the fairly dark subject matter, the play is hilarious and I definitely recommend catching The Pursuit of Happiness before it leaves The Laguna Playhouse.

Grade: B+

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