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The Power of Darkness
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Average of 4 stars from 1 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 24, 2007
Closed Nov 4, 2007
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Tolstoy's tragedy, The Power of Darkness is a heartrending and cautionary tale about the consequences of pursuing personal gain while disregarding morality and the dictates of one's own conscience--a timeless tale that can never be told too often. Time has not diminished the power of this masterful drama which is likely to challenge the nerves of even the most hardened of theatergoers.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Mint Theater
311 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036

The Mint's mission is to bring new vitality to neglected plays.

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?


Lies. Adultery. Murder. Sin piles upon sin in 19th-century Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy's play, The Power of Darkness, now being given a riveting revival from adaptor/director Martin Platt for the Mint Theater Company.

Set in the small Russian village of Tula in the years 1886-1887, the work follows the shifting fortunes of Nikita (Mark Alhadeff). He starts out as a laborer for the terminally ill Pyotr (Peter Bretz) and carries out a clandestine affair with his master's wife Anisya (Angela Reed). His father Akim (Steve Brady) wants him to marry the orphan girl Marina (Letitia Lange), whom he has wronged, but with the assistance of his mother Matryona (Randy Danson), he manages to get out o[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on Sep 25, 2007

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