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Fugue
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 5 stars from 1 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 21, 2007
Closed Apr 21, 2007
Running Time:
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

A woman is found wandering in Chicago, her feet swollen and blistered. Doctors recognize this as a symptom of the "fugue" state of amnesia, where the victim is running away from an unbearable memory. The young psychiatrist treating her is running from his own demons as well - terrified that by making her remember - he'll be repeating his own mistake.

Judith Ivey directs Fugue, by Leonora Thuna.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St
New York, NY 10014


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

A couple of years ago, Deirdre O'Connell received a well-deserved Obie Award for sustained excellence. The actress has done stellar work every time I've seen her, and her current performance in Lee Thuna's Fugue -- well directed by another award-winning actress, Judith Ivey -- is no exception. The play, which was originally written in 1986 and has been revised for its current New York premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre, is rather predictable in structure; but, thanks in large part to O'Connell, it's still quite compelling.

Years after enduring both a personal and a professional tragedy, psychiatrist Danny Lucchesi (Rick Stear) is brought back into service to help a woman who's suffering fr[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on Mar 22, 2007

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