Review: Love/Sick by John Cariani, done by Diane Irwin and friends, January 24 - 31, 2016

by Michael Meigs
Published on January 30, 2016

This gang of friends, of an age keenly exposed to the sweet dangers of sentiment, presents these nuggets clearly and convincingly with a minimum of props in a chill last-minute venue.

Playwright John Cariani's gift is his ability to sketch in whimsical lines of ever so lightly ironic dialogue the longings and disappointments of the human heart. In Love/Sick, currently premiering in Austin as part of the displaced FronteraFest Long Fringe, Cariani uses exactly the same theatrical format as his wildly successful Almost, Maine in 2004 --a succession of  short scenes performed by different pairs of actors, each turning on a quirk or surprise that spotlights …

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