Camino Real at Boston Court Performing Arts Center

Camino Real

Boston Court Performing Arts Center
70 N. Mentor Ave. Pasadena

The Camino Real is a surreal walled-in city which becomes a kind of purgatory for the play's myriad characters, famous figures from literature and history and those of Williams' own invention. These lost souls, terrified of what lies beyond the wall--the Terra Incognita--struggle to escape their fate or make one last, meaningful connection. This contemporary, comic, and heartbreaking flight of theatricality is Tennessee Williams at his most surprising.

Thru - Mar 13, 2011

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $17-$32

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 626-683-6883

www.bostoncourt.com

Camino Real Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Kubzansky's efficient staging keeps focus even in crowded scenes. The choreography also provides a visual through-line: Whenever Gutman announces a new "block," the actors jerk through mechanical movements like malfunctioning clockwork figures. The simple, effective set by Dorothy Hoover puts a photo booth at the top of the ladder to the Terra Incognita beyond, where would-be escapees face the flashbulb. Even these innovations lose impact, though, after three hours. Sustaining the spark of hope that Williams all but buried in his relentless vision of how the world crushes and perverts human dreams might be impossible; the moments when this production finds it, as in a fragile love scene between Kilroy and Esmerelda, are rare but radiant."

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- Margaret Gray

LA Weekly - Highly Recommended

"...the decades have given us a better perspective on the questions Williams, then at the anxious peak of his stage career, was asking himself: Can you still love when you're old and cynical? Can art survive amid crass capitalism? And is being a former talent a source of pride or shame? Kubzansky's ensemble is outstanding, even wringing a knowing chuckle from the faux-naif line, "Why does disappointment make people unkind?" With all technical contributions including Silvanne E.B. Park's costumes hitting high marks, Camino Real is a curiosity that you're not likely to see again -- let alone this well."

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- Amy Nicholson

Backstage - Recommended

"...For the most part, the game actors capture the requisite humor, poignancy, and terror of this unnerving fantasia. The charismatic Goodrich is particularly on-target. His masterful combination of physical dexterity, intelligence, vulnerability, and utmost sincerity give this bizarre piece the recognizable human anchor that it needs. Tichnell is energetic as the malevolent hotel owner, but camping up this role-shades of Joel Grey in "Cabaret"-seems a misstep. The versatile Von Dohlen is superb as Don Quixote, an effete Baron, and the aristocratic Lord Mulligan. Cristina Frias excels as a duplicitous gypsy and the self-important dowager Lady Mulligan."

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- Les Spindle

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

"...If last night's performance @ Boston Court is any example, there will be some even in 2011 who after the play's ninety-minute-long first act won't stick around for the second. Still, for the adventurous theatergoer, and more particularly for the diehard Tennessee Williams fan, Camino Real is well worth a look-see."

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- Steven Stanley

Camino Real at Boston Court Performing Arts Center

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Camino Real Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

LA Weekly - Highly Recommended

Backstage - Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

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