David C. Nichols' 10 Standout L.A. Theater Performances

11. “In the Red and Brown Water” (Dorian Christian Baucum, Peggy A. Blow, Gilbert Glenn Brown, Justin Chu Cary, Diarra Kilpatrick, Stephen Marshall, Simone Missick, Iona Morris, Theodore Perkins, Maya Lynne Robinson)

The vast array of talent in “Follies” and the rampant virtuosity of “Gatz” notwithstanding, a preternatural quality accompanied the cast of Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s collusion of Lorca, African mythology, and Louisiana realities at the Fountain Theatre. The players simply inhaled the work’s stylized, wide-ranging requirements, with Kilpatrick’s heroine the fulcrum of a marvelous group effort.

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