Disconnection at Beverly Hills Playhouse

Disconnection

Beverly Hills Playhouse
254 S. Robertson Blvd Beverly Hills

Examining perspectives on freedom of ideas...and speech, this entertaining journey indicts what the writer calls "totalitarian, highly-restrictive modes of thought," in popular religions today. Straight out of current headlines, and raising questions about the growing danger of extremists, a family stands to lose all after speaking out against their church.

Thru - Mar 29, 2015

Fridays: 8:30pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 7:00pm

Price: $30-$34

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 310-855-1556

www.bhplayhouse.com

Disconnection Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Not Recommended

"...The monologue-heavy dialogue drags the action and reduces the characters to philosophical exponents who all sound rather alike. As for director Joel Polis, he fails to mitigate the static quality of his material, planting his performers in undynamic tableaux as they drub home a message as muddled as it is repetitive."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

LAist - Recommended

"...Premiering just as Alex Gibney's new documentary based on Going Clear receives accolades at the Sundance Film Festival, Disconnection rides in on a wave of critical examinations of the Church and its activities. Thanks in large part to a very strong cast, Disconnection merits a look as well. It's certainly not what anyone would have ever expected to see at the Beverly Hills Playhouse back in Katselas's heyday."

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- Lyle Zimskind

ArtsBeatLA - Recommended

"...Jeff McLaughlin's set and lighting design keep us always involved, even when the monologues begin to wane, but this play and its superb production make you want more of the same from this first-rate writer."

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- Dale Reynolds

KCRW - Somewhat Recommended

"...The challenge with "Disconnection" is its dramatic engine is built around story rather than action. The characters are included as a means of getting the details out. Trouble is if you've followed any of the writing about Scientology – and who hasn't in LA – it's going to feel like old news. This isn't salacious Tom Cruise rumors, it's run of the mill religious overreach so you're never really shocked by the revelations. Couple that with the play's foregone conclusion that Scientology is an evil totalitarian regime and you begin to see the obstacle."

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- Anthony Byrnes

Santa Monica Daily Press - Somewhat Recommended

"...This is revealing, complex and subtle stuff, but it's done in a somewhat static and verbose way; more talk than dramatic action. Nevertheless, for anyone who worries about a loved one being caught up in a cult-like organization, "Disconnection" is worth seeing and discussing, and the actors' performances are solid and persuasive."

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- Sara A. Spitz

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Disconnection Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Not Recommended

LAist - Recommended

ArtsBeatLA - Recommended

KCRW - Somewhat Recommended

Santa Monica Daily Press - Somewhat Recommended

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