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posted by James Reel

    Today in the Tucson Weekly, I review a show in which an actor modestly outperforms a playwright:

    On opening night of Arizona Onstage Productions' Talk of the Town, Brandon Kosters held the stage for 85 minutes as Johnny, a small-town Texas teen coming to terms with his homosexuality, his adoration of the Judds and his community's distaste for his sexual orientation.
    After the performance, playwright Paul Bonin-Rodriguez took a seat on stage and read from a sequel play, following Johnny through the end of high school. Same character, two quite different readings, and for the purposes of Talk of the Town, I think the playwright (a talented actor himself) must defer to Kosters' concept of the character.