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...stark but durable set (designed by Travis) reflects the simple strength of characters like John Proctor (Michael Efron), who is turned into an enemy of the state, fighting charges of conspiring with Satan. He is clearly innocent but the lies build up against him. Out of personal vengeance, his former lover Abigail Williams (Jessica Walling) implicates him as a channeler in devils. She has begun an elaborate lie to save herself from the same charges she lodges against others...
...production's heart lies the consistently solid portrayals of Miller's panoply of good and evil. Most notable is Efron's sturdy but tainted Proctor whose one mistake returns to undo him during the witch trials months after his crime. The utter insanity of the proceedings culminates with a confession, the only legitimate one lodged in the court in months, and it proves to seal his fate. Meanwhile the perjury of others not only protects them but esteems them in the eyes of the court. Efron's simmering outrage underlines the impotent justice of Judge Danforth (Richard Gardner...
Nick Gordon's Scoop Rosenbaum was slimy yet endearing, and the interplay between the character's "A+ ambition, A- charisma, and C+ loyalty" was certainly entertaining. Decidedly lively, Gordon provided a dynamic contrast well with Efron's and Poreba's brooding characters...
...interactions with the other characters. The role of Heidi demands a juggling act between Heidi's personal problems and the many different relationships she holds with the other characters. Poreba maintained Heidi's sense of "self" while contributing to the development of others, namely Peter Patrone (Mike Efron) and Scoop Rosenbaum (Nick Gordon). Poreba's Heidi was vividly 3-dimensional. Most striking were Poreba's monologues, in which her meaningful pauses, shifting pace and fixed concentration were magnetic...
...Peter Patrone, Heidi's longtime friend and "the best doctor under 40 in New York," Mike Efron fully developed his character without off-setting or being off-set by the swirl of other issues around him. In depicting Peter's decision to reveal his homosexuality to Heidi and in his response to the AIDS crisis--both dealt with in the midst of a play so laden with feminist concerns--Efron holds his own with captivating power. Efron's convincing combination of wit, cynicism and vulnerability made his character especially sympathetic to the audience. His final duet with Poreba...