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re: Any reviews of A PARTICLE OF DREAD at Signature?

Posted by:	TomE 11:24 pm EST 11/17/14
In reply to:	Any reviews of A PARTICLE OF DREAD at Signature? - ShowGoer 06:51 pm EST 11/17/14

I saw it over the weekend. The subtitle is "Oedipus Variations," and that's basically what it is, I guess -- the Oedipus story told from different angles with different, analogous characters, in (I think) at least two different time periods. I seemed to grasp some of the play in terms of imagery (for instance, cars play a big role, and one of the characters is named Otto). Beyond that, though, I frequently had very little idea what was going on -- I tend not to be good at following multiple plot strands where the same actors play different characters. In any case, because I like Shepard's work generally and enjoyed his last couple of shows (Heartless and especially Ages of the Moon, which also featured Stephen Rea), I'm going to give A Particle of Dread another try in a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to emerge a bit less puzzled than I did this weekend.

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