A HIGHLY ENGAGING SLOWGIRL
After a traumatic accident, millennial teenager Becky (Rae Gray) visits her uncle Sterling (William Petersen) in Costa Rica, where her constant chattering disrupts his 
nearly monastic lifestyle. As the two learn to live with each other, layers of regret, anxiety, and fear begin to surface. Playwright Greg Pierce treats his characters with immense, gentle compassion, allowing their vulnerability to emerge subtly and in their own time. Aided by Randall Arney’s nuanced but intense direction, Gray and Petersen are completely at home within Pierce’s sometimes jarring, but highly naturalistic dialogue, capturing the nuances and hearts of each of these characters. Steppenwolf’s Slowgirl is low-key and quirky, but highly engaging, making it hard not to empathize deeply with even the most flawed people.
photos by Michael Brosilow
Slowgirl
Steppenwolf’s Upstairs Theatre
scheduled to end on September 1, 2013
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