[NEohioPAL] Review of Dobama Theatre's "The Effect"

[Bob Abelman]

Style salvages substance in Dobama’s engaging production of ‘The Effect’



 Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal

Member, International Association of Theatre Critics



It is rare and wonderful when contemporary, complex and provocative themes result in intriguing plays.  Look no further than Ayad Akhtar’s “The Invisible Hand,” currently on stage at Cleveland Play House.



But sometimes they result in thoughtful but cumbersome plays whose dramatic impact could be bolstered by a theatrically complex and provocative production.  That is the case with Dobama Theatre’s rendition of Lucy Prebble's “The Effect,” under Laley Lippard’s ever-engaging direction.  



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