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Cape Disappointment
The Debate Society, 2008
a new play by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen
directed and developed by Oliver Butler
scenery by Karl Allen
costumes by Sydney Maresca
sound by Nathan Leigh
at PS122, New York City
Cape Disappointment
Like some inbred lovechild of Richard Foreman and Robert Altman (who is babysat on the weekends by David Lynch), Cape Disapointment employs imaginative theatrical effects to construct a scatological narrative about abberant behavior in a supposedly squeaky-clean era.
Director Oliver Butler and the show’s designers have outdone themselves... along with [Karl] Allen’s thorough scenic design, lighting designer Mike Riggs’ piercing assortment of distant headlights and rotating lighthouse beacons deserves much esteem. Thanks to the innovative design, the show can peek furtively out of the shadows and through the floorboards or just bounce in the dark with a flickering flashlight—you only catch glimpses of action and are allowed to fill in the blanks yourself.
A singular experience of high style and excellent craftsmanship...
- Mitch Montgomery, OffOffOnline.com
photos by Ryan Jensen
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