REVIEW: Heroes of the Fourth Turning Dwells in Darkness
So much doctrine; so little insight.
So much doctrine; so little insight.
A character-driven, wryly humorous play gets a production often mired in sitcom glibness.
Seeing this exercise in naval-gazing on the eve of impeachment feels like the theatrical equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns.
It’s as if the show has gone from the page to the stage… and back again to the page.
If this production has an astronomy lesson to teach us, it’s that lightning doesn’t strike twice.
Tina Satter’s 70 minute play is disturbingly effective, even as it raises questions about the nature of documentary theater.
For better and worse, Lantern Theater’s production charms rather than alienates us.
Director Jamie Lloyd and a strong trio of actors puncture the pomposity of Harold Pinter’s adultery drama.
Fringe rethinkings of William Inge and Tennessee Williams have fascinating, sometimes revelatory results.
For all of its winking loucheness, the show is utterly devoid of any real suggestion of sex.