Artists in America? Huh?
Bobrauschenbergamerica and Orpheus Descending
The women clinging to straws of sanity find themselves drawn to Val — either erotically (Claudia Mason's twiglike Carol Cutrere, banned from the county for lewd exhibitionism) or spiritually (Francesca Casale's symbolist painter of religious themes).
The Pico Boulevard theater is a bit of an echo chamber, yet the ensemble's power and conviction are so potent, Williams' collage of allegories pulls us in, until the cheesy ending snaps the spell. This doesn't mute the production's larger purpose: The sacrifice of the artist certainly isn't a problem that ended in 1957.
BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA | By CHARLES L. MEE | [Inside] the Ford, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hlywd. | Through Feb. 28 | (323) 461-3673
ORPHEUS DESCENDING | By TENNESSEE WILLIAMS | THEATRE/THEATER, 5041 Pico Blvd., L.A. | Through Feb. 21 | (800) 838-3006
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