Word: evett
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...program note, director Benjamin Evett references “the secret play” that lies within a traditional reading of “Midsummer”: “[It] exists somewhere within the confluence of all these people and these ingenious words.” The idea of confluence, unfortunately, does not apply to the confused design of this production. Evett has attempted to urbanize the play, but his concept does not translate to the stage effectively...
...production’s strengths cannot redeem its deep-seated faults. The poorly-executed design, lethargic staging, and predictable performances make for a night of theater that is passable at best, but largely uninspiring. “Somewhere, hidden beneath the concrete layers of our presumptions,” Evett writes, “lies a new play, surprising, sweet, funny, urgent, vital. We don’t know what it looks like or sounds like, but we will know it when we see it.” It’s a beautiful sentiment, but ASP unfortunately could...