Les Spindle – Edge on the Net
A new theater group, the Fringe Theatre Company in North Hollywood, offers the premiere of an ensemble play set in contemporary L.A. Writer-director Joanne Mosconi’s “You Love That I’m Not Your Wife” is a multi-character battle-of-the-sexes comedy in which various couples and potential couples face myriad challenges in starting and/or solidifying relationships.
The gradually interweaving stories eschew plot in favor of episodes that chart the jealousies, insecurities, human foibles and yes-eventually even admirable qualities-of characters who are hoping to form lasting bonds, often against the odds. Some are drawn to the allure of Tinseltown, while falling prey to its potential pitfalls.
In a bare-bones staging featuring no-frills set elements and rudimentary lighting, the focus is on the characters. Amid the somewhat diffuse script, the production’s strongest asset is its generally solid cast.
Now running through Oct. 5.