THEATER - "Intellectuals"

Intellectuals is a strikingly conservative comedy about a strikingly liberal affair. The idea of a straight woman suddenly taking a sabbatical from her marriage of 22 years to explore her "untapped feminine potential" as a lesbian is a great device for exploring an untapped social dynamic, and when playwright Scott C. Sickles plays to the premise's inherent comedy, the show is a success. Unfortunately, when Sickles over-thinks the idea and panders for laughs, as he does with the farcical leanings of the show’s center, Intellectuals loses its appeal.

Read on at [Show Business Weekly]