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"An inherited genetic trait becomes a quirky metaphor for irritating but inescapable cultural legacies in
writer-director Laurel Ollstein's amiable comedy ...[which] navigates loaded sterotypes with a
refreshingly breezy refusal to settle for predictable outcomes."
Ollstein's play is zany and funny...As director, she has cast it beautifully and stages it with vigor. Strapp is all wistful desperation as beleaguered Maddie, and Ratner is every inch the indomitable Jewish grandma, even when she returns from Venice Beach in stylish lounging pajamas. Marini is an exotic presence as the sex-obsessed Lilith, and Grinstead brings enough sexy charm and energy to enliven his every scene. -- Backstage Magazine Critic's Pick
"A hit"
Battling with her inner demons and her outer circumstances, Maddie confronts her lost culture and her deceased father through Esther and Gerd. Playing at the Studio/Stage Theater in Hollywood, "Esther's Moustache" tells a superior tale of family, sex and love and excels on all theatrical fronts--Culver City News
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