convergence continuum
November 29-December 21, 2013
November 29-December 21, 2013
convergence-continiuum.org or 216-687-0074
Bob Abelman
Each player in “Fool For Love” has one
hour to communicate his or her character’s lifetime of pleasure/pain and the blind passion that drives their existence. In this timid con-con production, the audience leaves the
theater singed rather than smoldering.
Roy Berko
Sam
Shepard is noted for taking audiences on illusionary trips. FOOL FOR LOVE is yet another example of
con-con asking the audience ”to extend the conventional boundaries of language,
structure, space and performances that challenge the conventional notions of
what theatre is.” It’s a
production steeped in Shepard writing Shepard, which is missing some of his
intended nuance.
To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.
Mark Horning
“Fool For Love” playing at convergence-contiuum’s Liminis
Theatre is the kind of play that if you were in the next door room at the motel
you would walk over and tell them to knock it off. It is a plotless journey to nowhereville that
lacks passion. It is like a savorless onion
that after pealing does not raise a single tear. If you want a break from tinsel and garland,
this will make you forget about Christmas for awhile.
To see a full review of this show, read Mark Horning's blog.Christine Howey
In a play about serial abandonment and
reconnection, it's important to navigate each of the beats with precision. And
this production does that often enough to make the one-act simmer with
Shepardian misery and hope.
To see a full review of this show, read Christine Howey's review at Cleveland Scene
