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Director Carlos Lapuerta adds a sense of creativity and imagination to the staging as we watch the plot and subplots smoothly unfold. Look for the predictable (and typically Shakespearean) swordfights, women dressing like men, hidden identities, a death or two, an ending with two marriage engagements, and the requisite comic relief--basic ingredients for 17th century drama. The play, however, is not dated since it grapples with timeless questions such as the nature of truth, dreams and illusion. Yet with a monologue that closes on "Since life is a dream at best, and even dreams themselves are dreams," and lines...
Again, though, the fault seem to lie more with the play than with the production. Lapuerta's able direction is well supported by an outstanding set and lighting design, quite above the caliber of the average student show (no doubt due in large measure to the facilities and funding available to Office for the Arts productions). Moreover, the cast features some particularly good performances, most notable those of Patrick Bradford and Jim Caudle. Unfortunately, last Saturday's show was marred early in the second act by an actor who broke out of character and into unexpected laughter before making...
When the first scene opens the group's leaders Steve (Carlos LaPuerta) and Zola (Nicole Galland) are fitfully glancing at their watches wondering if anyone will show up at their inaugural meeting of N.E.P. Character introductions are natural as the new members file into the room in ones and twos. Group encounter style they introduce themselves giving the audience a chance to size them...
...strong acting performances make for a lively and delightful first half and these performances are consistent even as the play itself spins towards its rapid denouement. LaPuerta and Dalton develop successfully their characters as foils for each other while Gallard and Kresty Abnastasio as another group member turn in strong performances each showing a new softness and sensitivity after the tragedy to Joan...
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