Lucky Plush Productions: The Better Half
"The Better Half" is a playful look at contemporary relationships, combining dance and theater in a work that is emotionally rich, funny, and full of revealing surprises. Inspired in part by "Gaslight," the 1944 noir classic in which Ingrid Bergman plays a woman slowly driven mad by her conniving husband, "The Better Half" invokes feelings of claustrophobia, escape and resilience among couples. "The Better Half" is co-created and co-directed by Lucky Plush’s Artistic Director Julia Rhoads and Leslie Buxbaum Danzig of the acclaimed physical theater company 500 Clown. The work is commissioned by the MCA Stage and was developed in part through a MCA creative residency.