If I Don’t Behave Then What

Reviewed by Steven Leigh Morris

Open Fist Theatre Company

Through March 4

RECOMMENDED

Iva Brdar’s play isn’t a play in any traditional sense. It’s a poem. A one-woman confessional in 13 verses, starting with “Age 0” and culminating in “Age 78.” It’s almost a one-woman show performed by Cynthia Ettinger, except for the supporting characters (Carmella Jenkins, Howard Leder and Debba Rofheart) who step in nimbly to supplement the verse, sometimes speaking it as in a baton passed, or suggesting the characters to whom the central speaker, Woman, refers.

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Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Atwater; Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 3 pm (added perf Fri., March 3, 8 pm); thru March 4.  https://openfist.org Running time 70 minutes without intermission