AllArtsReview4U The best of the best… The finest reviews of the performing and visual arts from the DC and Baltimore area plus contributions from around the country and the world! CRITIC'S CHOICE : "The Insect Play" (Scena), "Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" (Catalyst),"Short Order Stories" (Charter),"The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl" (MetroStage), "Frankenstein" (Synetic),"Red Light Winter"(Studio Theater),"Spinning into Butter"(Journeymen)                 Best Acting: Cesar Guadamuz (Didactic), Regen Wilson (Scena), Scot McKenzie (Catalyst), Andrew Long (Signature), Heather Raffo (Arena), JJ Kaczynski/Ben Shovin (Olney), David Adkins (Center Stage), Floyd King/Nancy Robinette (Ford's), Angelika Kirchschlager/Rod Gilfry (National Opera), Samuel Ramey (National Opera), Jason Stiles/Deidra LaWan Starnes (AfricanContinuum), Michael Grew (Charter), Susan Lynskey (MetroStage), Dan Istrate (Synetic) October 22, 2006   The cast of "Orange Flower Water" at DC/AC provides emotional fireworks on stage but the most riveting "lights and colors" came from Cesar Guadamuz as the frustrated husband who discovers his wife has had a long term affair with a "best" friend and she was determined to leave him.  He rants and raves but with a broken heart underneath... a most difficult blend to achieve in acting.  His wife played by Helen Pafumi nearly matches his stage presence in a most acceptable agonizing manner.  The other couple in this mix-up had Frank Britton as the husband and Dana Edwards as his somewhat prissy wife.  Mr. Britton tops his other local performances as he edges towards being a proper unlikeable villain.  Ms. Edwards is rather weak in her crises and one questions her interpretation while losing her husband...she was too accepting and lacked a vengeance that seemed described in the text.  Again playwright Craig Wright is a master at conversational tone in his plays.  He really moves closer to outright pornography in this opus so the play should be avoided by innocent eyes and ears.   One three minute humping scene seems endless and unnecessary in making a point.   And there is very adult perversity in the language.    But the acting is superior throughout and most riveting.   It was finely directed by Patrick Crowley who privided fine stage pictures in the limited stage space of the DC/AC.  Jason Cowperthwaite did a fine job of spotlighting the actors but too often general lighting was too dark.   W. Kav Latiolais did an excellent job in the sound which was pointedly foreshadowing the stage action.  (To11/12) (Reviewed by Bob Anthony)