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Director Mark Lamos’ staging, including panel transformations, costume and wig changes, and lighting, is praised for sharpening each character distinction. The script is described as ingeniously structured and rewarding, gradually revealing twists about the protagonist’s life.","Arts  \nOnstage: Review: The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead  \nOne-woman show at Playhouse is an acting tour de force  \nBY Rick Pender | Posted 01/18/2008  \nDon't be fooled by the artwork promoting the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's U.S. premiere of Australian playwright Robert Hewett's The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead. It shows three identical faces, differentiated only by hair color--blonde, brunette and red.  \nThat's a subtle tip that one actress plays all three roles. But what it doesn't tell you is that actress Annalee Jeffries so distinguishes each character that a casual theatergoer who’s unaware of the task Hewett's script sets for a solo actress wouldn't realize that the same person is taking on each role.  \nIn fact, Jeffries plays all seven characters in this fascinating play. You'll have more fun watching it if I don't tell you much about them, but suffice it to say that they range across gender and age.  \nDirector Mark Lamos makes sure that Jeffries sharply defines and distinguishes each character . Thanks to the clever set design by Andrew Jackness and subtle lighting assistance from Thomas C. Hase, we watch this versatile actress evolve from character to character. Between each of eight monologues she goes behind one of six panels that become transparent. We watch her in silhouette as she changes costumes, wigs and a touch of makeup, then steps back onstage as an astonishingly different character .  \nSandy Underwood  \nAnnalee Jeffries is a one-woman tour de force at the Playhouse.  \nThe story seems mundane at first. Rhonda Russell (the redhead), a very average and naive woman, has been informed by her husband that he's moved out. But what spins out from that event is a long way from mundane--and certainly not what it seems as described in Rhonda's show-opening monologue.  \nWe get more of the story from Lynette, Rhonda's trashy and manipulative next-door neighbor. But it doesn't stop there, and before the end of the play's two 55-minute acts, our heads are spun around several times — and we see Rhonda in a very different light. It's how life works, in fact, and the way we understand it, bit by bit.  \nHewett's script is ingeniously written, and watching it is like peeling an artichoke, especially when you get down to its delicate heart. I wish that at least one character was presented more sympathetically; it's hard to like any of them on a sustained basis, and that makes it tougher to fully engage in the storytelling.  \nNevertheless, Jeffries' constant invention of memorable characters and the steady stream of story revelations carefully set forth by Lamos' deliberate direction provide more than enough material to sustain interest right up to the show's surprisingly insightful conclusion .  \nOf course Jeffries changes wigs and costumes (Candice Donnelly's designs further define the wildly different characters), but she also shifts personas in terms of her voice and her physical presence. It's an acting tour de force .  \nThis play could just as easily have been presented on the Playhouse's smaller Shelterhouse stage, but expanding it for the spacious Marx allows some inventive elements--the stage, cluttered with an array of different chairs at the outset becomes more stark and spare with each monologue-- in addition to marvelously executed video projections (by Peter Nigrini) of images that remind audiences of key elements in each monologue. Sound designer David Stephen Baker and composer John Gromada enhance the production's auditory angle, too.  \nThe Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead is a play that will remain with you--a remarkable acting performance. And if you pay close attention, you'll be treated to a story that has the breath of real life.  \nCritics Pick","cbCaivCsOu009ZlI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivCsOu009ZlI","pdf",56053,1,"English","en",105,"# Onstage: Review\n## One-woman tour de force\n## Character distinctions and staging\n## Plot shifts and script design\n## Production elements and conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What makes Annalee Jeffries’ performance in the play stand out?\",\"answer\":\"Jeffries plays all seven characters, sharply distinguishing each through changes in voice, physical presence, costumes, wigs, and subtle makeup.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the production staging support the solo structure?\",\"answer\":\"Between monologues, Jeffries moves behind transparent panels to reconfigure the visible character, with lighting and set design reinforcing silhouette and transformation.\"},{\"question\":\"What kind of story experience does the reviewer emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"The reviewer describes the script as ingeniously written, unfolding with repeated perspective shifts and revelations that feel like real life.\"}]","The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead - 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