'Water by the Spoonful' Is Warm and Generous but Unsurprising
It will be quite a while before I forget the image of Liza Colón-Zayas as Odessa Ortiz, broken and alone, sitting on the floor of her threadbare Philadelphia home while ladling spoonfuls of water into empty air. At that moment, Quiara Alegría Hudes’ “Water by the Spoonful” has all the power expected of a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama. Nevertheless, for much of its duration, this u…