Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw
Playwright Ashley Rose Wellman’s world premiere dramedy depicts a complex mother-daughter relationship with nuanced characters and snappy dialogue. Set in a cramped and cluttered animal shelter, Wellman’s play explores themes of euthanasia, abortion, and single motherhood. These are embodied by human as well as Bunraku-influenced puppet characters, resulting in a moving parable on the power of empathy, for people as well as animals. Read more…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage
In the foreground of Ashley Rose Wellman’s “Kill Shelter”, currently playing through October 1 in Hollywood, are two hot-button issues — “kill shelters” in which abandoned pets who aren’t adopted are euthanized to make room for others who might be adopted, and the newly recharged topic of human abortions. Read more…