Anorexia is not a common topic for a play, much less a musical, but [Artistic Director Chase Kniffen] and the cast of seven provide an open, in-depth and intimate view of the subject as well as the dynamics of the Freeman family as mother, father, daughter, and son struggle to come to terms with the layers of dissonance that would drive a young girl to starve herself ... [Source: The Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch]"Normal" doesn't offer a fairy-tale ending or magical solution. Though the question "Why?" is asked, it is never answered. The play is raw and real -- perhaps too real for some -- but it does an excellent job of educating the audience and exposing a disorder that is often kept hidden in the shadows.
Labels: anorexia, education, eating_problems, broadway
Posted By: Aspen/CRC
