Word: mum
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Rhythm is the dominating factor of Mum and Shah; the characters speak in poetry and move in dance. Even the music and the lighting help sustain the cadence. The audience is lulled into the performance's magic and dreamlike aura...
...success of Mum and Shah is the production's surprising cohesiveness, a credit to Devitt. The play draws together monkeys, a cardboard couple and a seductress with electric whips (among other characters) based on poems from the book Catch! by Mark Zegans, a doctoral candidate at the Kennedy school of Government...
Thimblerigger, played by Julie A. Terrell, is the next character to electrify the stage. As the reincarnation of Mum's lust and anger, she is so dynamic one expect a shower of sparks every time her whip lashes out or she stops just short of trampling a monkey. Her boldness and sharpness are terrific...
...title characters captivate the audience when Shah, played by Robert Larkin, romantically approaches Mum, played by Danielle L. DiDio. Larkin's use of poetry to win his love's affection is a demonstration of the power words can have when used well . DiDio's reluctance and then grace in joining Shah is lovely to watch, and her face glows with affection...
...Mum and Shah could be worth seeing for its originality alone. It's not often a world-renown Tai Ch'i master (Mark) joins a gymnastic/hip-hop performance team in a play directed by someone trained as a mime...