Independence at TRP

In the first weekend of January my sister, mother, and I went to check out Independence by Lee Blessing, a show at Theatre in the Round. The show is about a dysfunctional family composed of a mother and her three daughters. One daughter moved to Minneapolis years ago and is returning to the small Iowa town, at her sister's request, to help relieve tensions in the house. Their mother is essentially loony and the family has to figure out how to deal with it.
The play was well preformed, Rachel Austin and Jean Wolff were particularly good. The character of Sherry reminded me a lot of people I have known in the past.

However, I did not find the writing of the play anything special. The characters seemed a bit wishy-washy and the the show only seemed to brush the surface of the real issues. I feel like if you really want to see a quality play full of drama, some laughs, and a mentally unstable mother you should go see Next to Normal. Independence is not necessarily bad, just not as good as it could be... However it is encouraging to any aspiring playwrights.
So if you want to go see a so-so drama that is put on well, go see Independence at Theatre in the Round. Info, dates, and tickets here.