"The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey:" A 21st-Century Play for a 21st-Century Audience

Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy "The purpose of art is to address the questions of our time. If I'm not doing that, I'm not fully engaged," James Lecesne said. His sensitivity and thoughtfulness contrasted my first impression of him from a few days before, when he primarily portrayed a gruff detective from the Jersey Shore in his one-man show at the Westside Theatre. But if Chuck DeSantis was a lovable tough guy with a Jersey affectation, the true Lecesne proved his opposite -- contemplative and op...