{"id":445,"date":"2021-09-29T22:33:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T22:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theatrehound.net\/?p=445"},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:27:57","slug":"cry-it-out-by-molly-smith-metzier-at-cinnabar-theatre-the-new-parents-6-week-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theatrehound.net\/?p=445","title":{"rendered":"‘Cry It Out’ at Cinnabar Theatre – The New Parents 6-Week Crush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(L-R) (L-R) Ilana Niemberger as Jessie<\/em> & Amanda Vitiello as Lina<\/em>. Photo by Victoria Von Thal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This one-act play hits home with the crush for new mothers after birth.  In the six weeks after birth, everything\nchanges: work, sleep, relationships, friendships and neighbors.  Oh yes, and then, mothers have to go back to\nwork.  Right.  Did I mention that emotions change a lot? This\nplay covers it all in a real and provocative way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCry it out\u201d is a real child rearing method designed to train a baby\u2019s sleep\npatterns.  The theory is that the baby\nwill cry until he or she goes to sleep naturally.  While the theory is discussed briefly in the\nbeginning of the play for characters\u2019 babies, the play actually allows the\nparents to \u201ccry it out\u201d to communicate their many challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(L-R) Ilana Niemberger as Jessie<\/em> & Amanda Vitiello as Lina<\/em>. Photo by Victoria Von Thal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the play, Jessie (played by Ilana Niernberger) has just had her\nbaby.  Lina (played by Amanda Vitiello)\nhas also just had her baby.  They meet in\nthe \u201cneutral zone\u201d between their neighboring houses and immediately join\ntogether to survive their new worlds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their children have brought them together from very different worlds: Jessie\nworks as an attorney in Manhattan while Lina works as a nurse.  Coffee is an essential ingredient to their\nsoon-daily meetings and sharing sessions. \nBetween putting their babies down for naps and responding to cries for\nmothers\u2019 milk, we get to know their inner lives and frustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(L-R) Amanda Vitiello as Lina<\/em>, Ilana Niemberger as Jessie<\/em> & Kellie Donnelly as Adrienne<\/em>. Photo by Victoria Von Thal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In time, another neighbor, Mitchell (played by Andrew Patton), asks if his\nwife can join them to help with her problems dealing with her own new-borne\nbaby. Mitchell\u2019s wife Adrienne (played by Kellie Donnelly) joins them, but is\naloof and unfriendly. Adrienne brings entirely new parenting issues to the\ndiscussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niernberger characterizes the trials and postpartum of having her new baby\nas a suburban mother torn between love and work.  Vitiello has different reactions with a\nsurvival mentality and unmarried status of her motherhood.  Donnelly illustrates how a very difficult\npregnancy can be traumatic after the ordeal. \nEach character is defined very realistically for our new world.  Director Molly Noble has created a good\nbalance between the actors, letting them rage and laugh and cry through their\nown \u201ccry it out\u201d roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(L-R) Kellie Donnelly as Adrienne<\/em>, Amanda Vitiello as Lina<\/em> & Ilana Niemberger as Jessie<\/em>. Photo by Victoria Von Thal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The single set by Sharlyn Klein is a very realistic suburban back yard,\ncomplete with leaves and baby toys.  The\nsmall set is the perfect shared space for the three moms to gather.  Lighting by Wayne Hovey is perfect for the\ndifferent scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinnabar Theatre cast and crew and house are fully vaccinated for COVID-19;\nmasks are required for all audience; reservations are for 100% of house.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cry It Out” continues at Cinnabar Theatre 3333 Petaluma Blvd N.,\nPetaluma, CA  94952 through September 26,\n2021 (Streaming on Demand September 24-26, 2021).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information and reservations: https:\/\/cinnabartheater.org\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rating: *** 1\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gary Gonser is a member of the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cry It Out,” by Molly Smith Metzler, produced by Cinnabar Theatre.  Director: Molly Noble, Set Designer: Sharlyn Klein, Light Designer: Wayne Hovey, Costume Designer: Donnie Frank, Stage Manager: Ross Tiffany Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: Ilana Neirnberger as Jessie<\/em><\/strong>, Amanda Vitiello as Lina<\/em><\/strong>,\nAndrew Patton as Mitchell<\/em><\/strong>, Kellie Donnelly as Adrienne<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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