[NEohioPAL]Highway Ulysses at Dobama--The Critics said...

Wed Dec 1 16:22:24 PST 2004

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     HIGHWAY ULYSSES AT DOBAMA THEATRE

     THROUGH DECEMBER 12

     CHRISTINE HOWEY, SCENE MAGAZINE

     "A hypnotic sampling of the Homeric tale"  (The Odyssey)

     "..fierce theatrical imagination of both the playwright &
     Dobama crew"

     "Highway Ulysses stretches the boundaries for an audience that
     doesn't want to be shrink-wrapped theatrical pap"

     "This is an experience that will stay with you."

     LINDA EISENSTEIN, PLAIN DEALER

     "Rinde Eckert's surreal experimental opera is a powerful
     reimagining of the tale of Homer's "Odyssey".

     "A strong ensemble cast"

     "The piece lets us crawl inside the psychic mess of war.  At
     Dobama, it's a compelling, troubling sight"

     JAMES DAMICO, FREE TIMES

     "Eckert's music....His songs are as discrete and elusive as
     his text, but he has a gift for insinuating into his
     hypnotically  repetitive Philip Glass-ish compositions
     elegiac, haunting melodic strains that are gently compelling."

     "An earnest and ambitious undertaking"

     PAT JENKINS, SUN PRESS

     "Highway Ulysses is not an easy evening of theatre but it has
     its rewards.  They include good acting; interesting, evocative
     music; an intriguing set; a script that raises universal
     issues, and some funny scenes

     While our nation is at war, Eckert raises important questions
     about the effects of armed  conflict and about civilization
     itself.

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 HIGHWAY ULYSSES AT DOBAMA THEATRE
THROUGH DECEMBER 12
CHRISTINE HOWEY, SCENE MAGAZINE
"A hypnotic sampling of the Homeric tale"  (The Odyssey)
"..fierce theatrical imagination of both the playwright & Dobama
crew"
"Highway Ulysses stretches the boundaries for an audience that doesn't
want to be shrink-wrapped theatrical pap"
"This is an experience that will stay with you."
LINDA EISENSTEIN, PLAIN DEALER
"Rinde Eckert's surreal experimental opera is a powerful reimagining
of the tale of Homer's "Odyssey".
"A strong ensemble cast"
"The piece lets us crawl inside the psychic mess of war.  At Dobama,
it's a compelling, troubling sight"
JAMES DAMICO, FREE TIMES
"Eckert's music....His songs are as discrete and elusive as his text,
but he has a gift for insinuating into his hypnotically  repetitive
Philip Glass-ish compositions elegiac, haunting melodic strains that are
gently compelling."
"An earnest and ambitious undertaking"
PAT JENKINS, SUN PRESS
"Highway Ulysses is not an easy evening of theatre but it has its rewards. 
They include good acting; interesting, evocative music; an intriguing set;
a script that raises universal issues, and some funny scenes
While our nation is at war, Eckert raises important questions about
the effects of armed  conflict and about civilization itself.
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