10/24/23: Sabbath's Theater
What: The New Group presents Ariel Levy and John Turturro's adaptation of Philip Roth's novel, about a sex-crazed puppeteer with arthritis who is sent into a suicide ideating tailspin after the deaths of his longtime lover and an old friend.
And? While the three actors were very effective, and the exploration of loss and what it is to be left behind, repeatedly, by those who love you, was interesting, I think this show and this story are ultimately not for me. Which is fine.
10/28/23: Nosferatu, a 3D Symphony of Horror
What: Theater in Quarantine, in conjunction with Skirball, presents a virtual theatrical reimagining of the 1922 film, complete with 3D glasses mailed to all ticket holders.
And? Joshua William Gelb really feels like a once in a generation theatrical mind. This 35-minute performance, still all contained within TiQ's white closet, is evocative, clever, spooky, and somehow truly magical. And with the use of a sound design specifically for people wearing headphones--reminiscent of the work of Complicité--it's transportive.
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