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Doppelganger
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 30, 2007
Closed Jul 21, 2007

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

A fascinating, modern-day retelling of the urban legend of the doppelganger, Simon Heath's play is an intriguing story where physics, psychology and basic human instinct collide. Doppelganger is the story of two office drones--a network engineer, George, and a human resources executive, Marcia--coming to terms with the sudden death of their mutual acquaintance, Frank. Frank dies by falling from his office window to his death while joking with George. Simultaneously, the same Frank is having an affair in the office across the street with Marcia. Time and space play tricks on the two protagonists, haunting, perplexing and tempting them to open up its mysteries and come to an understanding of Frank's death and their own existence.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



3LD Art & Technology Center
80 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10006


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

You enter the 3LD Art and Technology Center's theater through a futuristic, space-age tunnel. The play that unfolds at the other end of that tunnel,
Doppelganger is a high-concept work that is nothing if not appropriate for its location. Using state-of-the-art video and sensor technology designed by Jeff Gray, omnipresent sound design by Joel Wilhelmi, and dramatic lighting design by Tom Ontiveros, Doppelganger succeeds in the use of technology. Unfortunately, after a good start, Simon Heath's play flatlines in the ultimately more important arena of theatrical narrative.

The piece begins with Frank (Matt Hanley) in two different scenes that we soon come to learn are happening at virtually[...]


Reviewed by Barbara and Scott Siegel on Jul 2, 2007

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