Monarchy !nc. a clever plot

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“that director Michact Wener
Serves up here is heresy.
» loved it for its vitality and
the ieatih of the misogynis-
tic thread thar weaves through
the violent ta
also loved W.O.B.’s style
f presentation. T spent the first
7: ¢en_ minutes of the show on the
edge of my seat, endlessly
intrigued by the. cinematic style
vith which this company
speaks t0 its (young) audience.
Lighting and production
-designer Michael Schaldemose
:miust take mitch of the credit
ere for achieving, so much
with relatively lirthe — although
i tired of the fog machine
y the end of the first act! .

f much of my
th this  Proscion. |

His fago smokes (Hey,
maybe the fog inachine
worked subtiminally after all!)
with a fascinating intensity that
is riveting. Every time he
stepped forward to talk, in
soliloquy, to the audience [
hoped to learn what drove the
dark passions emanating from
this twisted nian.

Unfortunately,
Schaldemose’s quirks extended
to a vocal style thar made 20%
of anything he said entirely
inaudible or incomprehensible.
Hoping in vain is a frustrating
experience that ultimately
leads to rejection!

The other major probleni
with accessing all that this pro-
duction might want to offer is
Mark Holden’s Othello.

Director Wener crafts an
imposing entrance for Holden
who, unfortunately, never rises

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above it. He commands the
stage with testosterone but not
with emotional truth.

It’s a shame because there
is not another weak spot in
this talented and well-
rehearsed ensembie.

Neil Gallagher's foolish
Rodrigo is a standout and
there is excellent work from
Alex Zahara as Cassio, Dolly

JACK

Scarr as Bianca and Leslie
Wilson as Emelia.

in fairness, | must note
that much of the opening
night audience was undoubt-
edly involved and entertained
by Way Off Broadway's
approach to this classic,

T too was entertained, I
would like to have been
involved.

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