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