“Pervert,” Writer, Director Giovanni Zuniga
By Ernest Kearney — Writer/director Giovanni Zuniga has succeeded in pulling a rabbit outa his hat.
A great big huge rabbit!
Playwrights seldom knock one out of the stadium, their first time at bat, but that is what Zuniga has done with Pervert.
His play has echoes of Ring Lardner’s 1916 short story Champion, which was made into the 1949 Mark Robson, now classic, film of the same title with Kirk Douglas. But whereas Lardner’s short story focused on corruption in the sports world, Pervert is a political drama set in the L.A. of today.
But the themes are the same, corruption feeds on corrupting.
Titus Freeman (Robert Watkins) is a union leader attempting to win a Senate seat, and neither his young wife Mina Freeman (Gabrielle Farrow), nor his family Colt (Nick Howard) will stand in his way.
Pervert offers stark insights not only into the means of manipulation employed by some, but also the justification they apply to rationalize their methods. A standout cast and strong direction by Zuniga made this one of the surprise of the Fringes for me and very bright GOLD MEDAL.
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Pervert
has been selected for a Fringe Extension!!
Date of Play
Sunday, July 15 2018, 6:30 pm
Venue
Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
(SFS Theatre mainstage)
5636 Melrose Ave
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