This review will be uncharacteristically short and to the point:
Noah Haidle's
SMOKEFALL, currently occupying the Goodman's Albert stage following last year's successful Owen run, is absolutely stunning.
It's a near-perfect show (I wish Act 2 featured the interactions found in Act 1) performed with nuance, honesty, and underlying compassion from
Catherine Combs, Anne Forgarty,
Katherine Keberlein,
Guy Massey,
Eric Slater, and the consummate power-house
Mike Nussbaum. Haidle's characters speak of love, life, & family, and each simple observation rings of genuine truth.
Kevin Depinet's set is a wonder and
Lindsay Jones' sound design is thrilling. Director
Anne Kauffman has daftly staged one of the
best new plays in
years. I cannot italicize or bold the words 'best' and 'years' enough.
I walked into last night's opening knowing
SMOKEFALL was akin to
Thornton Wilder's
Our Town, but that was all. Nothing else. I highly recommend knowing just as little, but cannot recommend it enough.
I adored it. See
SMOKEFALL.
-----------PHOTO CREDIT: Liz LaurenSMOKEFALL runs now through Oct 26, 2014 on the Goodman's Albert stage. For tickets and information, visit www.goodmantheatre.org.
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