By Ernest Kearney — Cassandra has a good deal going for it. The notion of creating a musical about the tragic heroine of Greek myth Cassandra employing the music of Patti Smith is immediately intriguing. The staging is successfully assisted by the light design of Gregory Crafts, the Grecian masks by Jonathan Becker and some exceptional animation taken from the motifs of Greek vases that serve as background credited to Panoly.
The book of the piece by Anthea Carns is entertaining and informative, assuring us that “No life is small, they’re all the size of the world.”
Unfortunately, only ThurZday Lyons, in the role of Cassandra, and Hannah Howzdy, who does double duty as one of the three fates and Queen Clytemnestra, manage to perform up to the vocal demands of the concept.
And with the exception of ThurZday, both the direction and the acting is sadly on the lackluster side.
A BRONZE MEDAL
Cassandra
Is Playing During Hollywood Fringe 2022
AT
VENUE
studio/stage
520 N. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004
SCHEDULE
Saturday June 18 2022, 8:30 PM
Sunday June 19 2022, 1:00 PM
Saturday June 25 2022, 2:00 PM
(all performances will be streamed)
For Additional Information and Tickets:
www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7512
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