Seattleplays.com review By Tom Scanlon
							Kuwait Theater Schmeaeer closes July 22
			“Waiting for Godot” goes to war . . . ?       There just might  be a great play, somewhere, in Vincent Delaney’s “Kuwait.” Maybe. Somewhere . . .      The set-up of a rebel journalist “embedded” with a U.S. soldier with ambiguous motives is a terrific one. Kelly Kitchens is Rachel, the print journalist who disobeys orders in trying to get a scoop. David Hogan is Kelsey, the soldier who becomes her guide – literally, as well as figuratively – into descending circles of hell.      Delaney’s script ranges from intriguingly indefinite to confusing to . . . rather improbable.      The idea that journalism is at the mercy – symbolically, as the journalist is cuffed and blind-folded – of the military in Iraq is a very, very juicy one.     Seattle playwright Delaney doesn’t seem prepared to fully, logically explore this, getting lost in a more sensational plot line.      Along the way, there are some chilling moments, as Hogan and Kitchens alternate between passive and aggressive. The soldier becomes, in a very twisted way, a would-be journalist, and the reporter comes to realize there is far more at stake here than scoops and deadlines.      At its best, there are moments of Beckett bleakness, where the reporter and soldier are lost souls searching for their existence . . . Delaney loses his grip on this, but it’s fun while it lasts.      Terri Weagant is terrific as an Army press liaison, consistently striking the right tone of cynical sadist, adding nice comic relief. Rebecca Olson does her best with the fourth character, another reporter, but this is by far Delaney’s weakest creation, a shallow, stereotypical TV bimbo.