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...second installment of a season based around ideas of change and transformation, the Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP) undertakes one of the Bard’s great comedies to tragically underwhelming effect. Despite brief moments of inspired hilarity, ASP??s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which runs through January 24, falls short with a performance that lacks clarity and vigor...
Even when one looks past the baffling design elements of ASP??s “Midsummer,” there is little to redeem the production. Evett’s staging is functional, but it consistently lacks energy. Furthermore, several actors are egregiously miscast, such as Dayenne Byron Walters, who feels stiflingly rigid playing the elderly Egeus in an inexplicable and unfounded instance of cross-gender casting...
...heart of ASP??s “The Taming of the Shrew” is an uninspiring staging of Shakespeare with one novel idea that runs out of steam before the action really starts. The production begins as a smart, entertaining, and stimulating evening of theater, but it quickly loses its way. While it has some redeeming qualities and moments throughout, this performance simply feels lackluster. You could pay a visit to the Wild Cat this coming week, but, frankly, your money would be better spent at a real...
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