Spy Garbo
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Mar 6, 2011
Closed Apr 10, 2011
Visit the Spy Garbo website:
http://www.3leggeddog.org/SpyGarbo/index.html
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Fascist Franco, Communist Philby and Hitler's Canaris re-enact and argue their villainies and heroics, competing to star as hero of the ultimate WWII spy movie in Spy Garbo. Affinity Theater and 3-Legged Dog team up to challenge your assumptions and judgments and immerse you in this cross-media theatrical production.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
Friend of Exciting Theater
My boss, Mr. Peter Malkin, found Spy Garbo fascinating, both as history and an extraordinary multi-media experience.
Reviewed by judy love
on Thursday, Mar 10th, 2011
Not To Be Missed
Its a theater experience like no other. Its so very very smart, historically engaging and a multimedia explosion. The performances were terrific.
Reviewed by hross
on Wednesday, Mar 9th, 2011
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Three notorious 20th-century political figures wait anxiously for a close-up that may never come in Spy Garbo, Sheila Schwartz's meticulously researched and exhausting multimedia talkfest at 3LD Art & Technology Center. Despite sharp performances and stunning video design, this perceptive biographical fantasia gets lost in its own excess.
Schwartz transports her characters to a limbo where historical fact vies with propaganda and Hollywood idolatry. Snubbed by history, Spanish fascist Francisco Franco (Steven Rattazzi), Nazi double agent Wilhelm Canaris (Steven Hauck), and British communist spy Kim Philby (Chad Hoeppner) long for the recognition they feel they deserve. They also hope that [...]