In Untethered Theater Company's production of John Kolvenbach's "Love Song," a confused and quiet young man turns into an extrovert super-romantic when he falls in love with the perfect girl.
Their meet-cute comes after Beane, the young man in question (played by Glenn Schaich) spends an evening with his sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Harry (Colette Thomas and Christopher Dooley) where he turns a simple magazine quiz into an absurd argument where he uses his odd logic to give the opposite answer of what he meant. Overwhelmed, he just gets up and leaves, but when he gets home, he walks into the middle of a burlary and falls in love with the burglar, Molly (Mary Kate Moran).
Suddenly, he becomes talkative, begins loving life, much to the chagrin of his sister and brother-in-law, who begin to believe that Beane's affair is too good to be true.
"Love Song" is an odd little play (two acts, but short ones), but has a nice poetic ring to it and is an interesting study of character, especially the brother and sister, including a hilarious scene in a restaurant.
This is Untethered Theater Company's second production, and they seem to be on the right road of filling a niche in Cincinnati Theatre by producing interesting, small-cast plays that are edgy and provocative. I wish for them a better venue, however. Clifton Performance Theater (404 Ludlow Avenue) is not really a theater at all, and even though the troupe made clever and best possible use of the space, it's not really suited for black box theatre, especially not with two big poles blocking views everywhere.
Three remaining performances are 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. January 6, 7, 8 and 13, 14, 15 at 8 P.M at the Tickets are $12 and are available at www.seatyourself.biz/untethered or by calling the ticket line at 513.939.0599.
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