Slow Food

Note: This play contains some adult language and themes.

“Marietta and Ridgeway are magnificent as a couple who are discovering glitches in their marriage and airing them, in Wendy MacLeod’s brilliant comic dialogue. They bicker over intimate family and relationship issues that are common to every couple.  Ridgeway’s expressions—sometimes subtle, sometimes exaggerated—are priceless. MacLeod’s creative script delivers crisp dialogue, perfectly timed nuances, and insightful emotional tension.”
—Patricia L. Morin, Theatrius

“What makes it work so well, what makes the time pass so fast, and what is the core of the play, is the acting… The nuances the actors show are many and magnificent, be it how Ridgeway pivots away from her husband when angry, to the way Marietta reaches across the table to bring her back to him. All of it is so genuine, so truthful and open that, again, it is both hard to watch and impossible not to watch.”
—Gene Kahane, Alameda Post

“With nimble direction and excellent acting, the laughter is almost continuous… it makes for an entertaining, light-hearted theatrical experience.”
—Vic Cordell, Cordell Reports

ABOUT THE PLAY

An empty nester couple is celebrating their anniversary by traveling to Palm Springs for the first time. The rental car agency bungles their reservation, the hotel is less than ideal, and all of the nearby restaurants are closed except for a Greek restaurant called Dmitri’s. They’re starving, exhausted, and emotionally spent. Their very needy waiter proceeds to micromanage every part of their dining experience, except for actually serving the food.

SLOW FOOD
By Wendy MacLeod
Directed by Katina Psihos Letheule

Tickets: Single Tickets are $35 Adult, $33 Senior, $33 for Students

When: January 20-February 19, Friday/Saturday 8 PM, Sunday 2 PM; also playing on Thursday, Feb. 16, 8 PM
Where: Altarena Playhouse
1409 High Street, Alameda, CA 94501

THE CAST (in alphabetical order)

PRODUCTION STAFF

Artistic Director: Katina Psihos Letheule
Director: Katina Psihos Letheule
Technical Director: Brian Grove
Stage Manager: Nikki Eggett
Set Designer: Katina Psihos Letheule
Set Construction: Tom Curtin
Scenic Artisan: Elinoar Almagor
Lighting Designer: Kevin Myrick
Sound Designer: Michael O’Brien
Costume Designer: Janice Stephenson
Property Design: Susan Dunn
General Manager: Kari Warfield
Box Office Manager: David Saltzer
Graphic Designer: Jayme Catalano
Photography: Grizzly De Haro
Program Design: Laurel Wilton
Ushers: Bayview Women’s Club

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Beverly Blatt & David Filipek
Kim & Dale Arrivee
Neil Rubenstein & Anna Crane

SEASON SPONSORS

C’era Una Volta
Kim & Dale Arrivee
Dona Fuller
Bill & Jackie Gibbs
Gary & Katherine Hoffer
Pat Macholl
Faye Wilson