Go Back To Where You Are at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Go Back To Where You Are

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles

The West Coast premiere of five-time Obie Award winner David Greenspan's meta-theatrical comic romance, told with Greenspan's unique brand of gentle wit and exquisite lyricism. A forgotten chorus boy from the theater of ancient Greece is sent back to Earth on a mission from God, where he finds himself summering among a makeshift family of theater artists on Long Island.

Thru - Sep 4, 2016

Price: $25-$34

Show Type: Performance Art

Box Office: 310-477-2055

www.odysseytheatre.com

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Go Back To Where You Are Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...DeLorenzo's staging is visually inviting. Nina Caussa's set design, Halei Parker's costumes and Michael Gend's lighting conjure the perfect ambience for a summer frolic. But Greenspan's trickster magic gets lost in the shuffle."

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- Charles McNulty

Broadway World - Recommended

"...Ignoring chronology succeeds when new facts become known to the audience before other members of the cast, giving the audience insight of what's to happen. Clarity in the events would have been preferred with what little insight was presented."

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- Gil Kaan

ArtsInLA - Recommended

"...Each performer is top-notch, but all spend most of their time deferring to Fleck whenever he is onstage fearlessly taking chances only about three performers could pull off. His quirky interpretation of Passalus is often as frantic and jaw-dropping as any of the famed performance artist's celebrated one-person creations, solidifying once again that Fleck unequivocally could be the answer to a Jeopardy question about what constitutes an intrepid artist, someone one who courageously left his filter buried in the sand about the time Passalus donned his first toga and carried his first spear into the arena at Epidaurus."

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- Travis Michael Holder

KCRW - Somewhat Recommended

"...Sometimes, you see a play and you think "oh, this is never going to get there." With this production, I'd say give it a couple of weeks. The actors just haven't unlocked it yet. When they do, Go Back to Where You Are is going to be a moving love story about breaking free from the history that traps us."

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- Anthony Byrnes

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

"...The main problem with Greenspan's interesting play is that it's too short to give most of its characters any time to really register with us: It's one of those rare shows one wishes were longer. Also, the characters deliver an excess of exposition; there's too much tell, and not enough show. And there are three major characters that are talked about but never appear on stage, which makes it difficult for the audience to truly feel their absence."

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- Terry Morgan

Haines His Way - Highly Recommended

"...Greenspan's writing is highly theatrical, having the characters freeze in place while one of them relays his secret thoughts to the audience, constantly breaking the fourth wall. Bart DeLorenzo's staging is simple and the result is near nirvana. It's not a play for everyone but those intrepid theatregoers who enjoy adventuresome theatre should delight in the wordplay on display here. The acting is top drawer all the way with Fleck being the standout. He instantly switches characters from an old woman (the way the bulk of the cast sees him) and his true self that he exposes only to Bernard. Bernard and Wally have both lost their gay partners and are still trying to move on while Tom and Malcom seem to be irrevocably moving apart."

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- Rob Stevens

Go Back To Where You Are at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble