The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), December 16th, 2004
Byline: Neil Novelli contributing writer
One look at the sublimely sour, baleful expression on the face of young Gilly Hopkins (Jo D'Aloisio), and you know that she's the essence of every resentful, hurting pre-adolescent. Like a diminutive Ahab, 11-year old Gilly is out to harpoon the whole world because her mother abandoned her.
Directed by Steve Braddock, Gifford Family Theatre creates an appealing, rich-textured production of "The Great Gilly Hopkins," based on Katherine Paterson's youth novel. The script sprawls toward the end but avoids pat solutions. A lively 20-minute talk-back ses...
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