RIPCORD at MTC is Ripping Good Fun Starring Holland Taylor

Can people change?  Can people change their regard for others?  Sometimes people do surprise. And,  sometimes good theater can change our expectations with suprisingly delightful impact.  RIPCOR by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire (Pulitz Prize for Rabbit Hole) starts as play we begrudgingly find mildly amusing, then hilarious and finally, rips open an emotional fallout that packs a wallop.  Abby (Holland Taylor, Two & 1/2 Men) is a persnickity senior in an assisted living facility.  She has hereto for ruled the roost and managed to stave off all roommates from sharing her double room.  She is about to meet her rival in Marilyn, a vivacious, accommodating woman with a lot more steel under her sunny disposition than first appears. This is somewhat a female "SUNSHINE BOYS." But, there is a lot more emotional undertow & strength to these women who don't seem to know when to let go.  A high stakes no holds bet is set.  How far will each go to rouse anger & fear in the other.  The supporting cast add heft to a deceptively stirring comedy. Even if you see where this play is going to land, take a leap of faith and enjoy the fun free fall.