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Outfits got cheers and applause.
And Biohs textsneedthis sort of richly realized world.
Her work thrives in a hothouse: It does best in saturated air.
Biohs new comedyNollywood Dreamsis no exception.
As in the Ghanaian and Nigerian films that inspired Biohs play (Beyonce: The Presidents Daughteris available onYouTube!
), the plot leans soap-opera with a hidden side of social anguish.
The director will do the rest!
This is pretty light stuff.
But are we at the theater for plot subtleties?
Its an immersion experience, a warm bath, a comfort meal.
?You kick off your flip-flops and reach for the remote.
Meanwhile, downtown, the Pool Plays are making do without any spectacle at all.
The Pool is smaller three rather than thirteen but theoretically longer-lived.
After the first group produced their pieces, they passed the Pools administrative armature to a new trio.
I admit to having been a little nervous about signing up for the full run.
(Isnt it asking a lot for all three plays in such a project to be good?)
But every pitch connects; every at-bat yields a run.
Though let me say that the shoestring is very thin.
But the performances are all beautifully polished, so who needs a pricey set?
Director Daisy Walker keeps the pace breakneck, which leaves the way open for Witherss wonderfully destabilizing banter.
(Kate Bergstrom directs.)
The answer makes your needle spin.
I have my own little superstitions about going to the theater, actually.
If I see one production as crisp and wonderful asSuperstitions,my whole week will be good.
Nollywood Dreamsis at MCC Theater until November 28.The Pool Plays are at the New Ohio Theater until November 20.
