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A captivating but cryptic solo adaptation of Dante's journey into perdition.

A fascinating if slightly uneven history lesson.

Williamstown Theatre Festival presents a vibrant production about a nonentity disconnected from life.

Clever and well-maneuvered, this solo adventure to Mars says more about life on Earth than its straightforward premise would suggest.

A wearisome play about fantasy-film originator Georges Méliès.

A bracing look at Tennessee Williams at the end of his life.

An inventive if overlong take on schizophrenia told by a schizophrenic as if experiencing connected schizophrenic episodes.

Clever ideas aren't enough to save this scattered solo show from being half-baked.

Review

This lively farce mixes battiness with feeling in a story about the travails of a quirky summer theater operation.

The cartoons and superficiality of the 1950s are cleverly fused with the depth and inner turmoil of a forgotten genius.