At the dawn of their 21st season, City Theatre Company mounts a production of John Patrick’s comedy about the power of empathy. The titular Savage, first name Ethel, finds herself committed to a sanitarium by her wicked stepchildren after she dedicates her inheritance from her late husband to “support dreams with whimsical ambitions.” But even in the hospital hallways of the Cloisters does Ethel find hope as she gets to know the other delightful and delusional occupants. Payton Trahan directs, with cast members including Kristen Fern Johnson, Darren Scharf, Shanaya Dixon, Graham Childers, Marc Carlson, Emily-Ann Patterson, Leland Miles, Sara Barber, Chris Cook, Savannah Martinez, and Regina Grimes. – James Scott
