Notes From Underground
Maybe it's the times, but San Diego theater has seen few works of late that dare venture beyond "sheer entertainment." Directed by Robert Woodruff, this theatricalization of Dostoyevsky's novella couldn't care less about your approval. It offers some of the year's most stark, piercing drama: intellectually, physically, and psychologically brutal. It is also unforgettable. The Man has lived his life in hiding. Now he decides to write what he's experienced in four decades of repressed anger. He wants to see if he (and, by extension, we) can face the "whole truth" about himself. And he does, eventually opening a door he cannot close. Bill Camp is astonishing as the Man, building a crescendo from piano to triple forte. In the end, he takes on the full hatred of the audience. And stares back, with the grim satisfaction of a serial killer, or presidential assassin, as if to say - like a martyr for evil - "Now I've got your full attention!"
Critic's pick.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, October 17, 2010
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Tuesdays, 7:30pm |
| Wednesdays, 7:30pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 2pm & 8pm |