Voices of Swords Theatre Review

A pair of red boxing gloves may hold the key for solidifying Kari Floren’s sketchy play Voices of Swords, a work still struggling to find a clear voice in that hazy netherworld that lies somewhere between comedy and drama. Voices of Swords, on view at Walkerspace with a run time of a little over 100 minutes, attempts to mix the two tones while examining the changing relationship between aging parents and their adult children. Olivia (Loni Ackerman, giving the strongest and most consistent performance of the production), is a feisty and independent woman who has been hit with two major blows: the death of her husband and her own impending heart surgery. For once in her life she is frightened, and what she wants is for her son Kosey (Phillip Christian) to come and help care for her.