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Friday, July 25, 2014

Fringe Festival play ‘Bethesda’ gleans dark humor from a father’s extramarital affair

From the suburbs of Bethesda comes a black comedy about a family encountering the town’s literal Aramaic meaning, “House of Mercy.” American diplomat Barry (James Whalen) and his family return stateside after a scandal in Bolivia rocks their family dynamics. Barry’s affair with the family’s housemaid (Ariana Almajan) causes his wife, Joy (played by the engaging Adrienne Nelson), to make him concoct a fabricated tale of drug and prostitution use to tell in public. Their terse bickering never amounts to a productive, outright confession.


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