Review: ‘it’s not a trip it’s a journey’ At Round House Theatre
metroweekly.comit’s not a trip it’s a journey (★★★★☆), centering the four-woman dramedy around a character who can’t put into words the pain she’s feeling, yet talks plenty in trying to make sense of it all.In the throes of a crisis perhaps too profound to be reduced to a few sentences, June, a seemingly stable and strong New Yorker, speaks in abstractions and ellipses.
She plucks analogies from wherever she can, searching for an image or expression that might help her understand her pain, so she can in turn help her friends understand what’s consuming her.June’s struggle to articulate her feelings comes through in the clipped, pointed, often very funny, dialogue spoken between her and the three dear friends — Willie, Frankie, and Rain — whom she invites on a girls’ road trip to the Grand Canyon.June needs the journey.
A beautiful thing about the friendship portrayed here is that her girls don’t question whether their support is warranted. They jump onboard.
Still, Simpson gives all four a good reason for wanting to get away, ride the highway, and reconnect with each other and themselves.Each actor in the balanced ensemble cast of director Nicole A.
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