Homecoming (2001 play)

Homecoming was directed by Maryann Lombardi and it starred Lauren Weedman.^[2] This show is based on true stories from her life.^[3]

The following excerpts of reviews were quoted as part of the promotion for a May 29, 2011 performance at Don't Tell Mama in New York City:^[4]

• "Weedman...weaves a fascinating tale of a girl baby's adoption into a marginally functional family, switching back and forth playing the baby's grandmother, mother, sister and the teenage girl herself as the story progresses over a number of years..what Weedman does so skillfully is bring us into the disjointed world of a family trying to find its way in a confusing world." Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• "It all began simply enough. All that adopted teenager Lauren Weedman wanted was a picture of her biological mother to 'have around to look at once in a while.' But this simple request launches Weedman-and her family-on a whirlwind of actions and emotions, recounted in [a] sharply observed, emotionally true and often hilarious autobiographical show." -- The Seattle Times, Janet Tu
• "Weedman's acting is so deft and versatile - and her observations of personal mannerisms and tone are so sharp - that [Homecoming] seems populated with dozens of vivid characters."—The Seattle Times
• "Weedman has a particularly malleable face and a capacity to alter her body language so adroitly that she's able, in a flash, to transform herself from the wacky, nervous Sharon into the tentative, frightened Lauren..."—Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Alice Kaderlan

"...recalls Carol Burnett in her prime." --Back Stage West, David Edward Hughes