Motivational speaker Wayne Dyer is credited with saying, “The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgment,” which perfectly sums up the premise of the comedy Native Gardens, by Karen Zacarías, running now through April 14, 2024, at Meadow Brook Theatre (MBT) on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Set in a stately and affluent Washington D.C. neighborhood, young, idealistic Latinx couple Tania (Stefania Gonzalez) and Pablo (Michael De Souza) Del Valle have bought … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Gets Tested in the Meadow Brook Theatre Comedy, ‘Native Gardens’
Filed Under: The Community Edge, Theater and Stage Tagged With: Karen Zacarias, Latinx, MBT, Meadow Brook Theatre, Native Gardens, Oakland University, Wayne Dyer
Comedy ‘Native Gardens’ at Meadow Brook Theatre
Hilarious comedy runs March 21 – April 14, 2024, on the campus of Oakland University High-powered lawyer Pablo, and his doctoral candidate, very pregnant wife, Tania have just moved into their dream house. It needs some work, but they’re excited to be next-door neighbors to community stalwarts Frank and Virginia. A disagreement over a long-standing fence line spirals into a hilarious war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement. Will anyone come out smelling like a rose? Or will it all … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Community Edge, Theater and Stage Tagged With: Karen Zacarias, Meadow Brook Theatre, Meadow Brook Theatre Guild, Native Gardens, Oakland University, rochester michigan, The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, The Michigan Arts and Cultural Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Shubert Foundation