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Review: In second Triangle outing, 'Next to <br /> Normal' cuts even deeper <br /> BY ROY C.DICKS <br /> CorreslJOrt cnt N-larch 4,2011 <br /> FacebookT-MaerGoogle PlusRedditE-mailPrint <br /> ry^� <br /> ' <br /> rr�� ti4 it <br /> 4t <br /> +r, <br /> r <br /> This is the first of fot r photos for the from left;Lisa Jolley and Joln Allore in Deep Dish Theater's production of Next To <br /> Normal",playing Mardi I 24_ <br /> COURTESY OF JONATHAN BRAD FORD yc <br /> The 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical,"Next to Normal"explores the devastating impact of mental illy c <br /> on individuals,their families and loved ones. In its second Triangle staging this season,the piece still pac E.s i r <br /> emotional wallop,especially in the expert hands of Deep Dish Theater Company. <br /> The central figure is Diana,whose bi-polar diagnosis explains much of the deteriorating relationship she has <br /> had with her devoted but long-suffering husband Dan and her emotionally closed-off daughter Natalie,hn . i <br /> her mother's obsessive preference for Natalie's brother,Gabe.After enduring a range of unsuccessful mcd al <br /> treatments,Diana changes doctors and undergoes hypnosis and ultimately shock therapy,finally forcing li,;r is <br /> face her demons and make some life-changing decisions. <br />