A play about sexual assault should be timely and a serious examination of a very serious problem. Instead this "Extremities" is more a joke than a probing look at this issue. Sexual assault against ...

Having just moved to the Sunset Playhouse from parts further west, The Actors Group begins its new season with William Mastrosimone's contemporary drama, "Extremities." Having just moved to the Sunset ...

It`s a strong idea–a woman gains the upper hand on her would-be rapist and brutalizes him–but the makers of ”Extremities” seem to find it a bit too strong. Director Robert M. Young (”The Ballad of ...

One sure way to know a psychological thriller is succeeding is to have its patrons move back a row during intermission to get away from the intensity of the action. Another is to have stunned silence ...

A man enters the apartment of a young woman with the intention of raping her. A vicious attack ensues, ending with one of the parties gaining the upper hand. The scenario sounds like an episode of ...

In his play “Extremities,” playwright William Mastrosimone is asking a difficult question: Can a woman who was sexually assaulted but has no obvious injuries get a fair hearing in a court of law? His ...

The play “Extremities” gets right to the point: It starts with an attempted rape. A stranger lets himself into an isolated farmhouse and attacks a woman who lives there. He throws her on the coffee ...