Rich performances lift the value of Rich Girl
Sasha Castroverde and Joe Short make love (or do they?) in Rich Girl. Photos: Mark S. Howard.There's been a trend of late in playwrights (mostly female) "updating" classics by (mostly male) authors to reflect what we imagine are our new feminist norms. But most of these have been awkward misfires (Theresa Rebeck's flubbed stab at A Doll House is the avatar of the form) - which may raise doubts among t…