The collapse of a 35-year marriage is the scene of "Bless You," by Paige Vanzo. Joan (Holly Portman) has prepared one last breakfast for her husband, Charlie (James Cooper), who is leaving her for a younger man. To what lengths will Joan go to keep the husband for whom she has cared over the years? The answer is chilling.
Director Kennikki Jones-Jones deftly handles the raw emotions portrayed in the script. If you are fortunate to see a lot of Detroit theater, you will see her work again and again and it simply gets better and better. It would not be a spoiler to point out an inspired bit of stage business. Each actor, in turn, takes out stage makeup and "ages" the other. This silent act shouts a loud statement about the couple's marriage.
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