TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACTING OLD  >>>

Sloth, a world premiere play produced by Gold From Straw a quarter century after its writing, is at its best a compelling commentary on grief, and at its worst a somewhat confused jumble of casting decisions and script weaknesses.

There's this voice that young people use when they play old people. I don't think they can help it. A subconscious attempt to sound wiser or more distinguished, perhaps. You'll know it if you've ever seen a high-school- or university-level play, where the age range of casting options is limited to a student body.

It is somewhat baffling, then, to see the same acting style on a professional-level stage during Gold From Straw's production of Sloth. ...

To read Joe Izenman's full review of Sloth, click here.

[Theater on the Square - Broadway Center, Sloth, through May 14, Friday-Saturday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m., $23-$26, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, 253.591.5890]