Review of Boxcar Bertha

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Boxcar Bertha

A Depression-era tale of drifters and activists, riding the rails

As part of this year's LaborFest, Exit Theatre founder and Artistic Director Christina Augello brings Bertha Thompson, a Depression-era hobo and activist, to life in a solo show written by Kerry Reid (in collaboration with Augello and director John Warren),Boxcar Bertha. Dressed in blue overalls and a flat cap, Augello, as Bertha, recounts the events of this formidable drifter's life, from her days riding the railroads and stealing from fancy department stores to her time as a prostitute and eventual strike organizer. Augello's cheerful, matter-of-fact performance as the tough and worldly Bertha is counterbalanced throughout by local musician Jack "Applejack" Walroth's gentle and slightly mournful guitar accompaniment. In this understated, thoughtful little show (which would work just as well performed on a street corner, a ship's deck, or, indeed, in a railroad car), Augello and Walroth do more than tell Bertha's bittersweet story -- they evoke an entire era.