2014.4.8. The Quality of Life at Artists Repertory theatre

4/8 Tuesday. Jane Anderson's The Quality of Life opened today. Directed by Allen Nause, the recently retired artistic director of Artists Repertory. Theme: how to deal with grief. No answer though, but showed two different ideas. Two families. One lost their daughter to a murder (approach: God). One just lost their house to a forest fire, and is about to lose the husband to cancer (approach: suicide). Very poignant and touching. Great acting. However, the God believing husband was too aloof at the beginning of the play (didn't want to hear his wife's rambling). His return at the end of the play showing his caring for his wife seems too dramatic.