On Your Way Home Productions/Rick Leidenfrost, Christopher Leidenfrost
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THE HUMMINGBIRD’S TOUR
www.hummingbirdoffbroadway.com

By Margaret Dulaney

Starring
RAY BAKER, LYNDA GRAVATT, ANNE O’SULLIVAN, SUSAN PELLEGRINO

Directed by JOHN AUGUSTINE
Scenic Design: SHERLY LIU
Lighting Design: CHRISTOPHER WESTON
Costume Design: CHRISTOPHER LEIDENFROST
Original Costume Design: BRIAN STRACHAN
Sound Design: MATT BALITSARIS
Press: KAMPFIRE PR
Production Stage Manager: BRIAN V. KLINGER
Production Manager: ERIN LOOFT
Assistant Stage Manager: JENNA R. LAZAR

Theatre at St. Clement’s
423 West 46th Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues)
(866) 811-4111 or www.hummingbirdoffbroadway.com

When families get together, there is always the opportunity for unexpected drama. Margaret Dulaney’s THE HUMMINGBIRD’S TOUR takes that premise and injects a mysterious stranger into the mix. Perky Lucy (Anne O’Sullivan) has stopped by after her latest self-awareness venture to visit her sardonic curmudgeonly brother (Ray Baker), her Episcopalian sister (Susan Pellegrino) and their longtime nanny (Lynda Gravatt). What ensues is an end-of-life conversation from the viewpoints of an agnostic, a religious traditionalist, a constant seeker of answers, and a nanny of doom. What if you could know when you are going to die? Would you want to know?

The concept is interesting and has potential, unfortunately most of which is not met. The characters seem to be trying too hard; they are eccentric but not endearing. You don’t really get a sense of family. Rather it is more like four people who have come together to toss about philosophies. Fantastic set design by Sheryl Liu and a bit of gentle humor are not enough to carry the plot. THE HUMMINGBIRD’S TOUR is ultimately disappointing and offers no satisfaction to life’s burning questions.

- Laurie Lawson -