Word: rrenmattã
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Dates: during 2004-2004
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Playwright Friederich Dürrenmatt??€™s darkly comic tale of love, murder, identity and physics sparkles with absurdist charm thanks in large part to the production’s cast, which is stellar: each and every one. Alan D. Zackheim ’06 is somber and compelling as the solitary physicist-on-a-mission Johann Mobius, and his single-mindedly devoted yet star-crossed love interest Nurse Monika (Erica R. Lipez ’05) transcends the surreal and silly qualities of her character to turn in an occasionally poignant performance...
...Physicists’ set (the work of Melissa E. Goldman ’06) is absolutely stunning. Solely the product of the show’s ingenuity (Dürrenmatt??€™s script, I am told, details nothing about staging), the sanitorium structure that enfolds the stage is a marvel that not only testifies to an unimaginable amount of work hours, but to a well-thought aesthetic. The centerpiece of the stage—a raised bath—is a brilliant addition and put to regular and effective dramatic use. By the same token, the lighting and sound...
...found myself drawn into the performance rivaled what only rarely happens to me in observing professional, ‘real-world’ theater. Indeed, Donahue’s prowess extended far beyond mere mise-en-scene. I had been cautioned, prior to attending The Physicists, that Dürrenmatt??€™s script had its imperfections. However, much to his credit Donahue has eliminated many of its weaker stretches, and the resulting dialogue and plot pacing is excellent for that intervention...
...Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club takes on nuclear physics this fall with student director Mike Donohue’s production this Cold War comedy by Friedrich Dürrenmatt??€™s. During a stay at a mental hospital three men who claim to be (and may in fact be) physicists Newton, Einstein, and Mobius, become involved in a web of murder, madness and feigned identity. Not to mention international espionage. Tickets $12, $8 for students available at the Harvard Box Office. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Thursday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Loeb...
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