Playwright Theresa Rebeck’s new three-character play is about old age and the joy and tyranny of stuff.
NEW YORK — At the start of “I Need That,” Theresa Rebeck’s new three-character play about old age and the joy and tyranny of stuff, Danny DeVito is found crumpled up on the stage, his elderly but energetic character, Sam, fast asleep but bathed in helpful light from above. There’s a knock on the door. DeVito’s Sam raises a mittened hand, a gesture that serves both the play and the presence of a star actor, since it’s a way for DeVito to both acknowledge and cut off the entrance applause.
The problem there is the stakes and dramatic tension in the play comes from Amelia warning her dad that unless he gets going with the garbage bags for those old magazines, he’ll get forced out of his own place due to a pain-in-the-neck neighbor and fire-code regulations. That’s a stretch, frankly. I kept thinking there are places on my block filled with more stuff than what belongs to Sam.
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