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From Southern Belle to Mrs. Cartel

solo performance · Donna Thomas · Ages 16+ · United States of America

family friendly one person show world premiere
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from southern belle to mrs. cartel

Review by BEN ATKINSON

June 20, 2015 certified reviewer

My overall impression

In a town of artifice, half-truths, and make-believe (both on- and off-stage), real moments of brutal honesty and ego-less vulnerability are all too rare, and the result is striking.

Her story is thrilling, hilarious, horrifying, and painful. And even though it is a de facto true story straight from the source, the telling is artfully constructed and it rides like a roller coaster.

Donna has overcome extraordinary trials. Now she turns her past to face us, like a beast on display, harnessed and broken by its master. It’s especially stunning, since, for too many of us, it’s the other way around.

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