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...comedies. But whereas Molière is famous for an elegant wit, Wilbur gives us only broad, limerick-like verse. This is by no means helped by the shortcomings of the production’s actors. There exist plenty of prose translations of Amphitryon; why director Darko Tresnjak didn’t opt for one of these remains a mystery. When not trying to read Wilbur’s poetry as one might read a Shell Sylverstein poem, the actors stumble through the lines as though they were written in prose. What seems like an attempt to stay true...

Author: By David Kornhaber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Amphitryon’ Stumbles at the Huntington | 4/6/2001 | See Source »

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