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Monday, September 14, 2026
Play "macbitches" College Thespians Complaining and Bitching
Sophie McIntosh's play "macbitches" is a 90 minute play about 5 actresses sitting around bitching. It was so irritating hearing their continual harping that I cut out at 60 minutes. The play is set in a college student's apartment where 5 aspiring coed actresses gather to imbibe in booze and banter bemoaning their roles as cast members in their school's productions. Here lied an intriguing premise: eavesdrop on female friends and foes getting-to know each other through gossiping. This would've be engaging had the dialogue delivered delectable morsels or moral dilemmas. Perhaps I protest too much, but after an arduous hour of hearing nothing but harping without a conflict to drive a dagger through the plot - there was not a lot to get out from this damn plot. That's not to say there weren't a few interesting topics that were mentioned in passing. One topic briefly touched on male actors known to force themselves on their female co-leads. Too bad the consensus to the new ingenue, Hailey (Sierra Reid) was to NOT do anything about it. "It's not worth it. It only makes things uncomfortable for everyone." Still, my biggest complaint outside of an insight into any conflict was Reid's over-the-top portrayal of an overeager, over zealous freshman who was cast in the lead. Reid was too over eager to please the other 4 upperclass cast-mates. Something else that was rotten in the coven den of co-eds is the type-casting they brought to the witches, I mean bitches. There's the blonde-sex pot, Lexi (Clarice Perez), the funny but gruff lesbian, Cam (Bernadette Gibson), the sagacious leader of the pack, Rachel (Rebekah Sharp) and the lovable, over-weight peace-keeper, Piper (Shanay Howell). However, Howell was convincing in her role and the best part of the show being the some-what reluctant voice of reason. Still, there were too many missed opportunities to present the turmoil and troubles females experience when comparing themselves to one other or when seeking approval from others. The more grown-up drinking version of "truth or dare" was silly when it could have dealt with the problems of power or rejection. How did the play "macbitches" finally end? I stood up and said "McBeth" aloud in the theater.
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