January 28, 2010 – 11:43 pm
The Cabin
Reviews are in for
The Father, The Son and the Holy Go.Go -
The Providence Journal’s Channing Gray said the play festival was “well-crafted” and “engaging,” and called Elemental’s artists “some of the rising talent” in the area.
Bill Rodriguez of the Providence Phoenix praised the “layers of narrative suspense” in George Brant’s The Cabin, noting his “skillful unfolding of a compelling story” and Alexander Platt’s “captivating performance.” He called the play “as absorbing as a campfire tale.”
Marianne Messina wrote in ARTSMASHRI that the plays were “humorous and engaging,” noting their “tight development” and Kelly Seigh’s “well-grounded performance” as Molly in RedPop.
Don Fowler of the Cranston Herald found the evening “original,” and “thought-provoking.” He wrote that “The writing is crisp, building to a crescendo that I found fascinating” and that all three plays were “artfully directed and acted.”
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The Providence Journal
Providence Phoenix
ARTSMASHRI
The Cranston Herald
January 28, 2010 – 11:43 pm
The Providence Journal praised Elemental’s “engaging,” “well-crafted” plays, and the Phoenix called it “as absorbing as a campfire tale.”
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January 22, 2010 – 1:24 pm
“Even the way they dovetail each other’s thoughts in a discussion confirms that “collaborative” is a key part of their company chemistry. All graduates of the Trinity MFA program, they’ve stumbled on one of those lucky synergies that makes artistic magic, and they’re running with it.”
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January 12, 2010 – 12:55 pm
This year’s production, the father, the son and the holy go.go, draws its title from the seven Catholic Sacraments, which were randomly assigned to the three playwrights. The playwrights used their chosen sacraments to inform the plays as they wrote them, and were given the additional challenge of setting the plays in a common location. The setting, chosen at random from a hat full of suggestions, was a cabin.
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