In The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits, the playwright and director, Michael Shaw Fisher, presents an amusing twist on class warfare.
This play premiered at Hollywood Fringe last summer. Soho Playhouse awarded its Encore Award to the play. Thus, we are here to watch a clash of wits, nostalgia, and sex as two couples struggle for dominance.
The talented cast presents this savage comedy without missing a beat as a “friendly” dinner between two couples rapidly spirals into warfare where the couples weaponize everything available – words, nostalgia, sex, and lots of money. Elise and Bobby are husband and wife. Their life has spiraled downward. Elsie’s catering business has failed. Bobby has moved from a professor of literature to a substitute teacher with a collection of rejected manuscripts.
Schoen Hodges is Bobby. Hodges comes to us from California. His experiences in commercials and short films have prepared him well for off-Broadway. He effortlessly moves from a façade of success to a man who is willing to “sell out.” The role of Elsie, Bobby’s wife, is performed by Leigh Wulff. Ms. Wulff is no stranger to Michael Shaw Fisher’s works. She has appeared in eight plays by Fisher. She effortlessly moves from portraying a frazzled housewife overshadowed by the success and wealth of her guests to the one who plans the ideal revenge. In contrast to the first couple, Bobby’s ex-wife and her husband have achieved great success. Danielle is a best-selling sex therapist with her own TV show. Rebecca Larson is Danielle, Bobby’s ex-wife. She is an actress, writer, and director. Ms. Larson portrays Danielle’s arrogance, combined with a longing for the one thing her husband cannot give her – a child. Ms. Larson comes to us from the Los Angeles theater and television. In contrast to Bobby’s unsuccessful intellectualism, her husband, Carson, has made a fortune with gyms. Richardson Cisneros-Jones is Danielle’s multi-billionaire husband. Cisneros-Jones comes to us from theater, film, and TV. He effortlessly plays the part of a successful businessman who throws money at any problem he faces.
The producers, Mia Criss, Alli Miller, and Mark Gibson, come from California to present The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits, a comedy that rapidly portrays the absurdity of relationships. The play openly embraces mature themes. The producers move the play along from the meeting of two couples to a hilarious orgy scene, to the final, unexpected revenge.
The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits is an outrageous presentation of adult themes. This comedy rapidly makes the audience examine the uncomfortable truths behind love and lust. The humor is razor sharp as Michael Shaw Fisher explores the uncomfortable truths behind relationships. This is 75 minutes of a smart, adult comedy.
