at the Theatre District
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Capitalizing on sibling rivalry, lost dreams, and the unpredictable nature of the unhinged human psyche, author Sam Shepard's black comedy remains timelessly prescient.
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at the Ahmanson Theatre
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at the El Portal Forum Theatre
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Sandwiched in like sardines on scenic designer Randy Kone's multileveled yet highly compacted set, director June Chandler's talented cast dances nimbly through the philosophical subtleties of playwright Bernard Pomerance's lesson in acceptance.
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Do Not Disturbis noteworthy for the efficient way it crams five one-act plays into a brisk, intermissionless 75 minutes. It helps, of course, that they all take place in the same setting: a generic hotel room.
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Having taught literature at M.I.T. for many years, playwright A.R. Gurney surely knows what an elegant proof is-a mathematical construct that's both
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Federico Restrepo'sRoom to Panicis a swirling, often melancholy look at assimilation. I enjoyed the puppets, but found the production lacking.
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With evolution denial still in the air in 2008, it's good to hear a female chorus singing, "Man at best is only a monkey shaved."
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Questions of cultural and familial identity are given an intriguing twist when taken on by a cast of Asian-American actors, the drama becoming more universal.
