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The Daily OrangeAdaptation of "The Fever" brings motion, political depth to stage
By Kelina Imamura
Posted: 11/17/08, 1:22 AM EST Section: Feature
For the show, the entire theater is utilized, making the audience feel as if they are an important part of the show. All the lines are delivered directly facing the audience and the center aisle becomes a throughway for the ensemble members
traveling to the stage.
There is constant motion on stage, there was always at least one person on stage - ensemble members constantly enter and leave the theater, and Hessin reacts in the background.
There is no real edge to the stage. Although the constructed set represents a hotel room in a "strange country where my language isn't spoken," that is not the entire stage.
The theater itself, with the black walls and red floor, is a prop for the actors to use.
With a piece like this, it is hard to create a cohesion and balance among such a talented group of actors. Dall'au achieves this - no one member of the ensemble stands out.
All actors wear tattered black turtlenecks and loose-fitting pants splattered with white and red. The ensemble is the star of the show. Hessin is quite believable in his tortured state of realization, but the ensemble steals every scene.
"The Fever" never releases the grasp it has on the audience. The show exhibits a talented group of actors and a director with an immense passion for the play.
kmimamur@syr.edu
There are four more performances of "The Fever." All shows are at the Black Box Theater at Syracuse Stage. For ticket information, visit blackboxplayers.org.
traveling to the stage.
There is constant motion on stage, there was always at least one person on stage - ensemble members constantly enter and leave the theater, and Hessin reacts in the background.
There is no real edge to the stage. Although the constructed set represents a hotel room in a "strange country where my language isn't spoken," that is not the entire stage.
The theater itself, with the black walls and red floor, is a prop for the actors to use.
With a piece like this, it is hard to create a cohesion and balance among such a talented group of actors. Dall'au achieves this - no one member of the ensemble stands out.
All actors wear tattered black turtlenecks and loose-fitting pants splattered with white and red. The ensemble is the star of the show. Hessin is quite believable in his tortured state of realization, but the ensemble steals every scene.
"The Fever" never releases the grasp it has on the audience. The show exhibits a talented group of actors and a director with an immense passion for the play.
kmimamur@syr.edu
There are four more performances of "The Fever." All shows are at the Black Box Theater at Syracuse Stage. For ticket information, visit blackboxplayers.org.
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