For those of you who are familiar with David Lindsay-Abaire 
through such farces as "Fuddy Meers," be prepared 
for something completely different.

           When we meet Becca (a bereft Carolyn Popadin), she's folding 
a little boy's clothes as her unmarried sister (Meg Ginnetty) reveals 
that she's pregnant. It soon becomes apparent the clothes are 
artifacts of Becca's 4-year-old who, eight months earlier, chased 
his dog into the street and was killed by a teenage driver.

          Gradually Becca eliminates any sign that a child once 
lived in the house - much to the crushing dismay of her husband, a tear-choked 
John Leone. The mother of the sisters, obsessed with the Kennedy curse and 
the long-ago suicide of her adult son, does little to lighten the mood. But 
Judith Anderson gives a down-to-earth performance that will remind you 
of someone's mother, if not your own. Jared Rosenberg as the guilt-stricken
 teen who drove the fatal car, adds a sweet twist to the "Bleak House" atmosphere.


          As directed by Frederic De Feis, "Rabbit Hole," 
taking its name from a science-fiction story written by the teenager, will wrench 
if not win your heart. Thanks to Popadin and Leone, we care about what 
becomes of the grief-scarred couple.