[NEohioPAL] LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: Ensemble Theatre Uncages a Fascinatingly Ferocious 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'

Cleve Land via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Sun May 17 08:21:44 PDT 2015


LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW:
Ensemble Theatre Uncages
a Fascinatingly Ferocious
*        'Bengal Tiger at *
*       the Baghdad Zoo'*

The two-act play is directed with intimate intensity by the ever-inventive
Celeste Cosentino. From the very moment the audience members enter the
theatre, they are immersed in a wartorn world of captivity, scrutiny,
restlessness and paranoia.

Cosentino has also assembled a cast that is simply astounding in their
re-enactment of this foreign and yet familiar environment. Michael Regnier
is comfortably cantankerous in the title role, to the point where one
really wishes they could have a conversation with a tiger. Daniel
McElhaney and Leilani Barrett are great as grunts on guard duty whose lives
are forever linked after a routine patrol goes horribly wrong. An
unexpected accident alters their destinies and leaves them defenseless
against their personal demons. Tom Kondilas and Assad Khaishgi
are excellent as a put-upon interpreter and his former employer who forces
him to do his bidding from beyond the grave. Juliette Regnier and Justine
Zapin represent the repressed and resilient females caught in the
crossfire. Mike Faddoul rounds out the vibrant, versatile ensemble.

*Bengal Tiger* is visually stunning and audibly shocking thanks to the
combined efforts of set and projection designer Ian Hinz; costumer Angelina
Herin; lighting designer Andrew Eckert; the sound team of Cosentino,
Hinz and Jeremy Allen; prostethics expert PJ Toomey; and language
consultants Dr Ali Alhaddad and Kenneth Shareef...

TO READ THE FULL REVIEW:

*http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/05/cleve-review-ensemble-theatre-uncages.html
<http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/05/cleve-review-ensemble-theatre-uncages.html>*
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