| These Seven Sicknesses |
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| Flea Theater, NYC |
| by Sean Graney directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar lights Carl Wiemann, costumes Loren Shaw, Sounds Patrick Meztger, music director David Dabbon, fights Michael Wieser, dramaturg Greg Van Horn |
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| Bat members Tiffany Abercrombie, Matt Barbot, Satomi Blair, Dave Brown, Allison Buck, Charlotte Bydwell, Holly Chou, Jenelle Chu, Ugo Chukwu, Alexander Cook, Tommy Crawford, Eloise Eonnet, Bobby Foley, Katherine Folk-Sullivan, Glenna Grant, Cleo Gray, Alex Grubbs, Grant Harrison, Victoria Haynes, Cameran Hebb, Alex Herrald, Miles Jacoby, Betsy Lippitt, Sean McIntyre, Kate Michaud, Seth Moore, Erik Olson, Victor Joel Ortiz, Jeff Ronan, Marie Claire Roussel, Olivia Stoker, Stephen Stout, Liz Tancredi, Will Turner, Tony Vo, Nate Washburn, Akyiaa Wilson. |
By Andy Propst • Jan 30, 2012 • New York. TheaterMania
... The communal nature of the experience
extends during the show -- intimately staged in
a hospital-like hallway (scenic design by Julia
Noulin-Merat) with audiences sitting in two
rows on either side. At times, the performers
address the audiences directly and
conversationally, almost to the point of being
one-on-one. At other times, the actors simply
perch on the low dividing walls that help
protect theatergoers from the blood and
mayhem...
New York Theater
These Seven Sicknesses Review:
Sophocles As A Party
January 29, 2012 Jonathan Mandell
...a marathon evening that shouldn’t work, but
does, wonderfully...
These Seven Reasons... To Go See These
Seven Sicknesses
Bess Rowen. Posted: 01/30/2012 huffingtonpost.com
...Every time I enter the stage at The Flea's
White Street space, I am always surprised. They
manage to transform and utilize the same room
in a radically different way, always keeping in
mind the needs of the particular show. Designer
Julia Noulin-Merat's current offering is a
traverse stage adorned with hospital
paraphernalia and staff. The crisp, white nurses
uniforms are in stark contrast to the well-worn
in names and bodies of the familiar characters
on stage. Loren Shaw's costumes provide both
a thru line between the stories as well as
particular moments that stand out as
particularly unusual... The Flea Theater's These
Seven Sicknesses is a night at the theater that
leaves the viewer with a rich tapestry of
experiences, on both sides of the theatrical
frame. I will say that, though there are very
funny moments, please be aware that you will
be watching bloody and violent tragedies. But if
you are interested in Sophocles, long plays,
and/or ambitious theatrical projects, then you
should go see this production.
NY Review: 'These Seven Sicknesses'
at the Flea Theater
Reviewed by David A. Rosenberg . January 29, 2012.
BACKSTAGE
...The hospital setting is appropriate for
bloodbaths, with the chorus dressed as nurses
and regularly wiping the floor with towels
between eviscerations. The evening is divided
into three acts...
These Seven Sicknesses
By Deirdre Donovan. A CurtainUp Review
...The original setting is updated to a modern
hospital emergency room, and the chorus is
represented by a cadre of six nurses outfitted in
clinical white uniforms. This extraordinary work
leaps effortlessly over the hurdles that have
hobbled other Sophocles productions. While it
may not have a traditional Greek drama
presentation's depth but this is not minor league
stuff. It’s squarely grounded in its Sophoclean
drama and can bring you to the core of human
suffering...
... The communal nature of the experience
extends during the show -- intimately staged in
a hospital-like hallway (scenic design by Julia
Noulin-Merat) with audiences sitting in two
rows on either side. At times, the performers
address the audiences directly and
conversationally, almost to the point of being
one-on-one. At other times, the actors simply
perch on the low dividing walls that help
protect theatergoers from the blood and
mayhem...
New York Theater
These Seven Sicknesses Review:
Sophocles As A Party
January 29, 2012 Jonathan Mandell
...a marathon evening that shouldn’t work, but
does, wonderfully...
These Seven Reasons... To Go See These
Seven Sicknesses
Bess Rowen. Posted: 01/30/2012 huffingtonpost.com
...Every time I enter the stage at The Flea's
White Street space, I am always surprised. They
manage to transform and utilize the same room
in a radically different way, always keeping in
mind the needs of the particular show. Designer
Julia Noulin-Merat's current offering is a
traverse stage adorned with hospital
paraphernalia and staff. The crisp, white nurses
uniforms are in stark contrast to the well-worn
in names and bodies of the familiar characters
on stage. Loren Shaw's costumes provide both
a thru line between the stories as well as
particular moments that stand out as
particularly unusual... The Flea Theater's These
Seven Sicknesses is a night at the theater that
leaves the viewer with a rich tapestry of
experiences, on both sides of the theatrical
frame. I will say that, though there are very
funny moments, please be aware that you will
be watching bloody and violent tragedies. But if
you are interested in Sophocles, long plays,
and/or ambitious theatrical projects, then you
should go see this production.
NY Review: 'These Seven Sicknesses'
at the Flea Theater
Reviewed by David A. Rosenberg . January 29, 2012.
BACKSTAGE
...The hospital setting is appropriate for
bloodbaths, with the chorus dressed as nurses
and regularly wiping the floor with towels
between eviscerations. The evening is divided
into three acts...
These Seven Sicknesses
By Deirdre Donovan. A CurtainUp Review
...The original setting is updated to a modern
hospital emergency room, and the chorus is
represented by a cadre of six nurses outfitted in
clinical white uniforms. This extraordinary work
leaps effortlessly over the hurdles that have
hobbled other Sophocles productions. While it
may not have a traditional Greek drama
presentation's depth but this is not minor league
stuff. It’s squarely grounded in its Sophoclean
drama and can bring you to the core of human
suffering...
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