S: Is for Sole Survivors

This is a review for a play I saw a night ago. The reason I put it in this column is with only four performances left, I had to sneak it in here and alert you to a memorable evening of theatre and a new take on the immigration plight. The play is a one women show called Sole Survivors written and performed by Michelle Vest. Stepping into the shoes of immigrants, who long for the "American Dream," she adds a face of humanity to a controversial issue. Ms Vest shows the river of desperation, these men and women will conspire to...for freedom. This is human need, want and frailty all shown by one commanding, vulenerable and multi-dimensional women. The acting here is on par with what Broadway should be at it's best and the writing delves into a no holds bare of emotion, that will leave you feeling like the souls before you. In between Flor de Toloache,a mariachi band lures you into the next set of lives that will haunt you. It is interesting to note that the Sole Survivors are named after Arlo Guthrie's song that detailed the 1948 crash of a plane transporting illegal immigrants from California back to Mexico. You can catch Sole Survivors at Stage Left Studio 438 West 37th Street tonight through Monday June 8th @ 8:00 and the &th @ 7:00. The cost for theatre that will move you beyond what you know ($18) and that is a F.A.C.T.