[NEohioPAL]More praise for BATTERY from Cool Cleveland

[csimon at convergence-continuum.org]

In the current Cool Cleveland
(http://www.coolcleveland.com/index.php/Main/Current), reviewer Linda
Eisenstein calls convergence-continuum's current production of BATTERY
"sexy, funny, outrageous" "an electrifying ride."  The full review is
quoted below.

convergence-continuum's production of BATTERY, a play by Daniel
Therriault, is currently on stage at the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd. in
Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 pm through May 21.  Tickets are $12 general admission, $9 for
students and seniors.  For info and reservations at 216-687-0074 or
http://www.convergence-continuum.org

Review:
"Battery @ convergence-continuum 4/30
What: Daniel Therriault's hip language dance Battery is about the power of
electricity in the lives of 3 people--sexual electricity, that is. Bulging
with word play, it's funny, sexy, outrageous, and eventually emotionally
satisfying.
Reasons to go: As the brash cocksman Rip, who dominates both his shop
assistant and his girlfriend with arrogant animal magnetism, Brin
Metzendorf is hilarious: he's the master of all he surveys, even if it is
nothing but a glorified junk shop of broken appliances. With adoring
beagle eyes, Tim Coles' Stan is like Rip's loyal, beaten-down pooch, even
enduring home-made shock therapy in order to sit at his master's feet. And
Meg Cavanaugh rules as Rip's girlfriend Brandy: downing shots of drambuie
and dressed in Lucy Bredeson-Smith's slut-chick clothes, she's vulnerable,
street-smart, funny, and cute enough to eat with a spoon. The three make
Battery an electrifying ride. Director Clyde Simon and his company apply
their patented magic to the production--knockabout action, postmodern
stylistic shifts, ensemble work, and pitch-perfect design--which elevate
Therriault's menage a trois to a comically affecting Frankenstein tale.
Caveats: Battery's extended sexual metaphors and baroque word play aren't
for everyone, but enjoy the terrific acting, directing, and design and
you'll have a ball.
Backstory: convergence-continuum's 48-seat performance space, The Liminis,
is a converted Tremont garage, the perfect venue for "Rip's Electric"
appliance repair shop. While you're waiting for the show to start, play
"name that old computer" on designer Jim Smith's amazing junk-filled set.
And some of the delightful sound track is from actor Meg Cavanaugh's
newly-released CD, on sale in the lobby.
Target audience: With its sexy-funny plot, satisfying worm-turns ending,
and intimate production, "Battery" is a perfect "Cool Cleveland" hip date.
Details: thru 5/21 at convergence-continuum, The Liminis,
http://www.convergence-continuum.org
from Cool Cleveland contributor Linda Eisenstein mailto:
Linda at coolcleveland.com"

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