Word: autobahnã
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...Produced by Veronica T. Golin ’07 and Stephen T. Volpe ’07, “Autobahn?? takes as its stage the front seat of a car; a series of short dramas reveals five couples at critical moments in their relationships. “Autobahn?? is a character-driven play in several senses of the word, and its tight focus on the relationships it depicts in each piece results in a truly intense 90 minutes...
Director Adam G. Zalisk ’07 has brought a show to the Ex that often seems like a cross between a reality TV show and an edgier, grimmer version of the movie “Crash.” Running through Dec. 16, “Autobahn?? strives to describe the lives of ordinary people and the ties that bind them together. At the same time, it offers a social commentary on these lives in the issues that each couple face. Although “Autobahn?? occasionally lacks sufficient development, it succeeds in presenting...
...actors of “Autobahn?? succeed most in their capacity for revelation. Most of the dramatic tension in each play revolves around the exposure of the “story” behind each couple’s relationship that has created the current crisis, and the actors excel at gradually conveying that explication over the space of twenty minutes in a car seat...
...effect of “Autobahn??s” intense focus on the conflicts between its characters tends to evoke a feeling of inertia: it presents snapshots of the various stages in a relationship rather than the journeys in between. Nonetheless, each snapshot of “Autobahn?? presents a compelling portrayal of these relationships: a significant achievement in itself...
Harvard students may not spend a lot of time in cars around campus, but the upcoming production of Neil LaBute’s play “Autobahn?? in the Loeb Experimental Theatre promises to thrust them into the midst of the visceral interactions of daily commutes in Chevrolets, Mercedes, and old Pintos. Contemporary playwright, film director, and screenwriter LaBute is well known for his stark portrayals of human relationships, and “Autobahn??—which runs Dec. 8-10 and 13-16—is no exception. Though the interactions between...