PIGEON
nytheatre.com review by Anna Drozdowski
August 15, 2002
Kim Kuhteubl ranges from surreal to sublime in Pigeon, her show
about the eponymous "flying rat" that also manages to cover her 30th
birthday, early-mid-life crisis, and quite a rant on administrative
assistants (not to be confused with secretaries). Caught between her
office desk, copier, bathroom, and apartment balcony, Kuhteubl pokes
holes in the notions of success and happiness with a sincerity that
makes you wonder what she really does believe when she isn't on the
stage.She’s accompanied in her endeavor to get a man, get a job, raise her pigeons, and change your ideas about office help by Mark McIntyre on double bass; the resulting duet is a rhythmic pleasure. Shifting between underscore and conversation in a very sophisticated version of the wonky-wonk Charlie Brown voice, the two play off each other effectively. Her almost-thirty desperation is believable but not depressing. "I put on at least ten pounds in the past three moths, and I don't even think I enjoyed it!" A great international addition to FringeNYC by Toronto's Girl Power Productions.
