Grace, or the Art of Climbing

Through Nov. 8, $15-$20, Nice People Theatre Co. at Power Plant Basement, 233 N. Bread St., 267-909-3309, nicepeopletheatre.org.

by Mark Cofta

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Published: Oct 14, 2009

Gene Smirnov

In Grace, Or the Art of Climbing — Miami and Yale Drama playwright Lauren Feldman's latest, discovered by Nice People Theatre Co. — Emm (Rachael Joffred, terrific in last season's Psalms of a Questionable Nature) pursues competitive rock climbing to deal with her father's illness, a painful breakup and depression. While the play explores relationships (and what play doesn't?), it also demands climbing's physical challenges, which designer Caitlin Lainoff will create in the young company's new home, the Power Plant Basement. Pirronne Yousefzadeh, who staged Psalms, directs.

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