[NEohioPAL] LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile' is a Stage Work of Art at Blank Canvas Theatre

[Cleve Land via NEohioPAL]

LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW:
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'Picasso at the Lapin Agile'
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is a Stage Work of Art
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at Blank Canvas Theatre
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*REVIEWED BY VIVIAN LUTHER*






*Under the direction of Jonathan Kronenberger, the production is
intelligent, humorous, touching, and at times wonderfully chimerical. In
addition, the director has cast the play with an impeccable ensemble of
actors. He sets them in motion so perfectly that it's like you are watching
a “moving” piece of art.Kronenberger keeps the pace of
the intermissionless show moving flawlessly, leaving you with the feeling
that you just went on your favorite amusement park ride and you want to get
back in line and “go again!”*




*Scenic, lighting and sound designer Patrick Ciamacco creates an
environment for the piece that is so inviting, it feels like there is no
delineation between the audience and the actors. There is a great deal of
wine pouring that goes on during the action, and the wide variety of
different shaped and colored bottles – a small but very noteworthy act of
“prop” brilliance -- really adds to the overall authenticity of the barroom
setting.Costumer Luke Scattergood meticulously outfits each character, down
to the barmaid's nifty hose and a pair of cool blue shoes. Each character's
look is consistent with turn-of-the-century fashions, which is definitely
an accomplishment in this day and age. Kudos to Mr. Scattergood. As for the
cast members, they blend together like paint on a canvas (if Picasso was
writing this review) or like the numbers in one of  Einstein's formulas –
each providing balance and support for one another. *

*The seamless ensemble (in order of appearance, to appease the playwright)
features John Busser as the steady, endearing barkeeper Freddy; Rich Stimac
as the sympathetic, wonderfully gregarious Gaston; Carla Petroski as the
simmering, sultry barmaid Germaine; Robert Kowalewski as the quirky,
ethereal, magical Albert Einstein; Becca Ciamacco as the hot-blooded
passionate debutante Suzanne; Greg Mandryk as the flamboyant, carefree art
dealer Sagot; Roderick Cardwell II as the brooding, erratic, confident
Pablo Picasso; Ronnie Thompson as the pompous, sweetly boastful Charles
Dabernow Schmendiman; Britta Will as the beautiful, quirky Countess; and
last but not least, Evan Martin as the humble, lovelorn, futuristic
Singer...*


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