Alley Theatre's Texas-themed 'What-A-Christmas' could have been a better gift
Directed by KJ Sanchez,"What-A-Christmas" packs a lot into a 70-or-so minute show, beginning with Resa channeling characters such as Jackie Marley, a 17-year-old dead co-worker who warns Margot that she will be visited by three more spirits. These spirits will guide her regarding her missing empathy chip for a homeless person, her off-the-rails professional dreams, and her grief over her deceased mother.
In “What-A Christmas!” Resa definitely delivers. It's just too bad she doesn't have better material. An actor can only work with what they are given, and while this show has some amusing moments, it relies so heavily on clichés and petulance that it loses steam after the great opening scene of Margot putting together a food order in record time with a side of revenge for her grumpy customer. It’s not Resa’s fault—she makes the material look better than it is.
But what “adult” constitutes here are some references to drug use and a lot of f-bombs. It's unfortunate theaters do this because they could immediately broaden their audience by substituting wit and comedy for profanity, but there seems to be a lingering belief that if the f-word is used, it is automatically funny. But it's lazy and boring and only vaguely amusing.
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