Word: gileadã
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...characters’ monologues, some of which were directed to the audience as omniscient asides, or to frame absurdist humor (a song and dance number about hustling) were dramatically effective and seamlessly executed. Much of the credit for this is also due to very competent lighting, particularly notable given Gilead??€™s rearrangement of the mainstage space such that the permanent lighting booth did not command a view of the stage...
...Though Gilead??€™s set itself (the work of Julian M. Rose ’06) is wonderful, and the character/audience interaction the intimacy of the seating provided is great, one couldn’t but get the sense that the cavernous expanse of the Loeb wasn’t being but to full use. The play itself occurs on what is normally the mainstage’s stage, and seating is situated alongside it. The whole affair, then, conjures the close-quarters feel of the Ex while providing twice the seating capacity and retaining the Loeb?...
...small gripe: it is necessary, for ethical reasons, to display the playwright’s name on the cover of a playbill. Though Lanford Wilson’s work is a little forgettable, this practice should be observed nonetheless, and Gilead??€™s staff should follow through on their evident commitment to professional production values and reprint their playbills accordingly...
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