Assuming these plays are supposed to be saying something about ruthlessness, the narrow confines of the halls of power, and the many ways that fear freezes us in our arrogant tracks – these would seem a good choice for today. I kept wondering what they would be like with actors in the hands of capable directors.

This is a dedicated group of people who are putting on theatre because they love it and giving a shot to actors who have not made it into Equity yet, so bravo to them. But love does not a good production make - and if the slow, painful style of both productions is a trademark of this theatre company, some new blood might be in order. At the very least, they would end up shaving the running time by 15-20 minutes.

Chamber Music and The Day The Whores Came Out To Play Tennis by Arthur Kopit, Directed by Robert F. Cole and John Schleffer

With Omar Abdali, Victoria Boomsma, Margie Catov, Petra Kipke, Judy Merrick, Julianne Nelson, Dan Snow, Laura Spaeth, Luanne Surace And Kim Vasquez. Robert F. Cole, Bill Krakauer, Thomas S. Nielsen, Paul Pricer, Jonathan Pereira And Zachary Zito.

Sets by John Schleffer, Lights by Victoria Cernos-Kiely, Costumes by Vesna Stajic

Presented by Mortals Theater And
Graylady Entertainment, Inc. The Gene Frankel Theatre is located at 24 Bond Street (Off of Lafayette St.). Visit TheaterMania or call (212) 352-3101. Runs April 9th through April 27th, 2008.