CPT’s haunting ‘Red Ash Mosaic’ takes a deep dive into poetic theater

 

Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal

Member, International Association of Theatre Critics

 

“… indelible and idiosyncratic.”

 

“… a wide array of styles from vast corners of the globe, often intermingled together in ingenious ways.”

 

“… a seamless fusion of the familiar and the exotic.” 

 

“… an expression of beauty, strength and endurance, despite the grim subject matter.”

 

These are quotes from reviews of Paul Simon’s quintuple-platinum album “Graceland” which, on the surface, have nothing whatsoever to do with Cleveland Public Theatre’s current production of “Red Ash Mosaic” – a haunting, esoteric and original experiment in theatrical form that is targeted, according to a press release, for “the bold, the curious, the brave.”

 

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