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A shame, since Diane Kondrat, in the first half’s “Glass Menagerie” spoof “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls,” gives one of the more inspired performances I’ve seen on Indy stages in years. Kondrat could have cartooned it. But, instead, she finds the core truth of the character, providing just enough reality to make us care about this put-upon woman saddled with two very needy kids (one of whom has a penchant for collecting glass swizzle sticks). Sharply directed by Julia Televiak, “Southern Belle” raises the bar to a point that the rest of “Durang-O-Rama” can’t quite reach (although the one piece with a heart, “Funeral Parlor,” featuring Kondrat and Bill Simmons, comes close.) •
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