Opened:
April 10, 2003
Ended:
April 27, 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
La MaMa ETC (Ellen Stewart, art dir) presenting Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater
Theater Type:
off-off-Broadway
Theater:
La MaMa ETC
Theater Address:
74A East 4th Street
Genre:
Dark Comedy
Director:
Vit Horejs
Review:
Subtitled "Wages of Debauchery," this Czech-American Marionette Theater production of the legend of Don Juan as a kind of Central European Folk-Tale, was finally agony to sit through. But as there was a scanty audience in the tiny LaMaMa Theater and no intermission, it was impossible to make a graceful escape. Some of the puppets and scenic-concepts were clever-to-impressive, but the production as a whole was leaden, determined, and somewhat amateurish. Pieces even fell off the set, to the consternation of the puppeteers. One of Mozart's most lovely soprano arias was sung in a most annoying manner. And, although audience interaction with live actors is odious, it is even more awful when a puppet is clawing at your leg!
Cast:
Deborah Beshaw, Michelle Beshaw, Vit Horejs, Theresa Linnihan, Emily Wilson
Technical:
Puppets: Milos Kasal w/ Theresa Linnihan. Set/Costumes: Theresa Linnihan.
Miscellaneous:
This review first appeared in NYTheatre-wire.com
Critic:
Glenn Loney
Date Reviewed:
April 2003
