Prophecy
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jun 8, 2010
Closed Jun 20, 2010
Opened Jun 8, 2010
Closed Jun 20, 2010
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Kathleen Chalfant, Peter Francis James, and George Bartenieff star in Karen Malpede's play that's both the story of a marriage and the personal legacy of the wars in Iraq and Vietnam and that centers on a group of people whose lives are surprisingly intertwined.
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RE:Prophecy
Well, in the description above intertwined is the operative word. This play requires intelligent thought and concentration as there are multiple plot streams, flashbacks, apparently unrelated but somehow analagous dialogue. It is not always easy to keep track of, nor to assess at the end, what the central theme or conclusion is, if there is one or, for that matter, whether a play which is not far short of three hours with an intermission is justified to yield it.. The acting is first class and the spare set more than adequate.
It will certainly keep you thinking after you leave even if that thinking is trying to unravel it rather than dwelling on the significance of the plays multi-layered message.
Reviewed by MACNBOB
on Sunday, May 30th, 2010
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An indefatigable five-person ensemble, including George Bartenieff, Kathleen Chalfant, and Peter Francis James, works valiantly to bring Karen Malpede's Prophecy, running at the East Fourth Street Theater, to credible life. But not even the efforts of these A-list talents can elevate or enliven this overly artsy and badly written soap opera.
Sarah (Chalfant), an acting teacher at an unnamed New York-based conservatory, takes considerable interest in her student Jeremy (Brendan Donaldson), a young Iraq war veteran. Sarah's attention to Jeremy, however, may not stem strictly from her assessment of his talent. Both her husband Alan (Bartenieff), a nonprofit exec, and the school's dean, Charle[...]