Molly Smith Metzler's Elemeno Pea (its title comes from the alphabet song that makes rushing through "l, m, n, o, p" sound like a word), directed with great flair by Davis McCallum on Michael B. Raiford's gorgeous, Martha's Vineyard guest-house set with a beach view, would seem to be the best candidate for a Broadway production.
The play is smart and funny with snappy dialogue for down-on-her-luck Devon (Cassie Beck), arriving from Buffalo to visit her younger sister Simone (Kimberly Parker Green), a highly paid executive assistant to Michaela (Sara Surrey), a rich corporate bigwig's narcissistic trophy wife. Also involved with the place are Simone's boyfriend Ethan (Daniel Pearce), a wealthy parasite who has never worked, and Jos-B (Gerardo Rodriguez), the droll Latino caretaker who turns out to be pretty savvy about his affluent employers.
Wise-cracking Devon becomes the catalyst for Simone's breaking free and for showing that mercurial Michaela is not the monster she appears.
