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Broadway World

Review: Landing Theatre Company Lands FOOL FOR LOVE

By: Mai Le

“The actors displayed beautifully smooth emotional transitions. Ganner and Weir were exceptional in sustaining a constant bubbling of emotion behind every word.

Ganner's portrayal of May was excellent. Her worn expressions and her gleaming eyes radiated the pain that comes from being so broken and heavily drunk in love; she was raw and heavy with visceral desperation. At times her back-and-forth with Eddie were slow and haunting, at others wild and vicious. The tension between the two, whether it manifested from lust or resentment, was palpable. Weir held a steady balance between patience and aggression for May, occasionally touching on moments of vulnerability with a fine tenderness.”

The Houston Chronicle

Strong local actors portray working-class couple of the American West in 'Fool for Love'

By: Don Maines

"Fool for Love" stars Heights resident Josephine Ganner as May, who slams against the seedy walls of her motel room on the outskirts of the Mojave Desert, throws herself on the bed and wrestles tooth-and-nail with her ex-flame Eddie.

"Sam Shepard's characters are the working class of the American West," said Ganner. "They are regular people. They fight; they say whatever they mean. They act and react without pomp and circumstance."

Director Brandon Weinbrenner said, "Jo is attractive and very tenacious and hungry. We needed a really incredibly strong actress, who can play raw and gritty. David and I brought her in really quickly."

However, casting Ganner meant that Landing would have to find a male actor to play Eddie who could match Ganner's intensity.