Dugan plays with truth and the nature of public image throughout with varying degrees of success.

The audiences own hindsight is used to build tension and eschew more nuanced dramatic development.

Dugan wisely leaves her recollections of Dallas and the assassination for this half of the action.

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Here, that level of remove is absent.

Burrows seems to channel the very soul and essence of Jackie.

Burrows rises to the challenge and then, in the second act, exceeds it.

Its a shame the writing isnt stronger in some places because she delivers a Jackie Kennedy for the ages.B