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Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach handled the emotional content of his <br /> character, A very well, but his slurring and voice-lowering made him <br /> hard to understand too often. Elizabeth Budd, who is delightful as <br /> Allison, also needs to speak more distinctly. It's a shame for the poetry <br /> of lizuki's idiomatic language to be lost when the character murmurs; <br /> the actor must make the murmur crisp so that the audience gets the <br /> meaning of the words. Victoria Brancazio was blowzy and irreverent as <br /> the drug addicted Danielle, who sang Karaoke and led the girls singing <br /> together. jaeho Lee was cast in two roles; Tommy, who jumped off a <br /> cliff on Billy's dare; and Michael, murdered by Billy when he mistakenly <br /> believed him to be Tommy returned. Lee manages to distinguish <br /> between the two characters without benefit of costume change, no <br /> mean accomplishment. Taylor Norris (who directed Denial in March for <br /> 1Song) played the deranged Billy with fervor and elan. These young <br /> people performed in ensemble with skill, precision and talent. They are <br /> to be highly commended. <br /> Director Nell Ovitt has arrayed her cast in striking compositions to <br /> accent interactions and given them free access to each other, which <br /> they made use of with artistry. Combined with phantom off-stage <br /> voices and subtle musical sounds designed by Rob Byerly, and well <br /> executed lighting effects designed by Liam Lewis-Marlowe, her efforts <br /> have resulted in a highly entertaining and moving drama. Taylor Norris <br /> and Kim Rubish provided excellent costumes. <br /> Unfortunately this review will not able to recommend that people go to <br /> this show because Language of Angels was performed only for this <br /> one weekend. However, this group and the work they do impresses us <br /> with their ardor and results. They will be doing Richard III, by William <br /> Shakespeare on August 1 through August 3, and we strongly suggest <br /> that theater-goers who are interested in seeing fine emerging <br /> theatrical talent mark those dates on their calendars and stay abreast <br /> of the efforts of this laudable group. <br /> wwwl.songproductions.weebly.com <br /> © 2013, Martha Keravuori and Chuck Galle. Martha and Chuck are <br /> freelance writers and review local plays for Boom! Magazine. <br />