Mother Russia @ Signature Theatre
The Play: Mother Russia, a goofy but still sharp critique of the former Soviet Union’s chaotic transition from communism to capitalism during the 1990s as experienced by two bumblers who try to adapt to the changes by cooking up get-rich schemes and by spying on a former famous dissident with whom one of them falls in love Written by: Lauren Yee Directed by: Teddy Bergman One good thing: There’s a lot to love here, including the droll drag performance by David Turner in the title role, the dumb-and-dumber antics that Steven Boyer and Adam Chanler-Berat gamely bring to life and a surprise dance interlude but I’m going with the clever low-tech sets devised by the design team dots One not-so-great thing: It’s a shame that the talented Rebecca Naomi Jones wasn't given more to do in the role of the former dissident.