Wait Until Dark
New Village Arts stages the play's famous blackout scene - in which blind Susy Hendrix battles the evil Mr. Roat - to great success. Chris Renda killsl the lights, blinds the audience, and we listen on the edge of our seats. It's very effective, but the two-plus hours that precede it verge on the dreary. The script it talky. Ladles of exposition kill suspense whenever it starts to build. And Kristin Woodburn, as Susy, moves faster than anyone else on stage (runs up the stairs, even through an open doorway). The choices undercut Susy's vulnerability and throw the needed realism - so effectively portrayed by Tim Wallace's set - out of whack. The NVA production ultimately delivers, but it makes for a long, sometimes tedious, wait until dark.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, October 27, 2013
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 3pm & 8pm |