“'Out of Sterno,' which strode the Gloucester stage last summer,  was helmed with just the right light hand by local diva and director Paula Plum. Plum, again mistress of ceremonies, likewise balances disparate elements in “The Last Schwartz,” which is less whimsical and more earthbound than 'Sterno.'

…But where 'The Last Schwartz' shines is not as philosophy or prophecy but as screwball clan comedy with a serious underlayment. And as such, it is done up to the Freudian, Feydeau-ian nines in Plum’s staging…

This may be 'The Last Schwartz,' but let’s hope it’s not the last we hear from the team of Laufer and Plum."

-Carolyn Clay