#HFF15: A Very Modern Marriage, reviewed

A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE by Arthur M. Jolly at The 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival

Reviewed by Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Move

“Oh girl, what a drama!”

If you thought YOU’RE relationship was “complicated”, consider removing that status from your Facebook page right away!  A Very Modern Marriage by Arthur M. Jolly takes the cake when it comes to knotty intimacy in the modern century.

He’s married to her, she wants freedom and support. He wants a wife that cares and one anniversary evening where they don’t fight. Enter the gay friend.  He wants her to give him a home away from home, is lusting over her brand new Kimono and he incidentally –  wants her husband.  Pretty standard right?

It’s a three ring circus of anger, resentment, jealousy, and betrayal, trust issues, shooting and stabbing. Yes…WTF!

Debra Jensen, Esteban Andres Cruz, and Donal Thomas Cappelo, in A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE by Arthur M. Jolly, marriage, gay issues, relationships, comedy
Debra Jensen, Esteban Andres Cruz, and Donal Thomas Cappelo, in A VERY MODERN MARRIAGE by Arthur M. Jolly

A Very Modern Marriage gets messy very quickly between the rapid fire dialog, high altitude melodramatics and on stage with the set overall (Christopher just hates picking up his clothes!) But nothing gets lost in this very colloquial 90 minutes script which will truly keep you in stitches right down to the not-so-inconceivable, totally selfish ending.

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