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Amusing Treatment of Isaac Newton Review by: aseatontheaisle, Feb 10, 2013 |
| Lucas Hnath plays fast and loose with the facts of Isaac Newton’s life as we know them. Yet none of this is to suggest that he has attempted in any way to mislead his audience.. On the contrary, he is scrupulously honest in letting us know just what in his play is true, “really for real,” and what is not. And Hnath’s writing is so lyrical that we should be grateful for the poetic license he has taken. All four actors are absolutely superb ... read more in their respective roles. King is terrific as the young, arrogant, brilliant, narcissistic, and emotionally immature Isaac Newton, intent on becoming a member of the Royal Society. Serafin-Wells is equally impressive as the older, drug and sex addicted Robert Hooke who is brilliant, arrogant and narcissistic in his own right, but who now is threatened by this new young upstart. Bush is delightful as Catherine Storer, the conventional daughter of an apothecary, much taken with Isaac but eager to marry and raise a family. And Biehl is splendid in both of his roles, as narrator and dying man. Finally, the play’s director, Linsay Firman, deserves special praise for having managed to stage such a successful production in Ensemble Studio Theatre’s very challenging and not very accommodating space. |
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My recommendation:
Make an effort to see
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I saw this show with:
Alone
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Recommended for:
Adults
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