PhotoUnresolved feelings and unsatisfied ambitions animate “A Woman, a Part,” Elisabeth Subrin’s sophisticated take on female friendship and professional frustration. For Anna (Maggie Siff), the 44-year-old star of a popular, long-running television series in Los Angeles, burnout is imminent. A strong, intelligent screen presence, Ms. Siff can make the simplest line feel pregnant with possibility. And Ms. Seymour is the perfect counterpoint, giving Kate a warm vulnerability that’s never overplayed or milked for sentiment. The slighting of women in the entertainment industry (one of Ms. Subrin’s central concerns) has been explored in multiple ways in a variety of venues.

Source: New York Times March 21, 2017 21:11 UTC