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About SCRC's Production of Last Train to Nibroc... |
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Audiences long for simpler times in repertory playIn a post-modern, post-Sept. 11 world, perhaps one of the riskiest acts for an artist is to produce something that is simply sweet. South Carolina Repertory Company, which I have praised repeatedly for its daring productions for adult audiences, is daring for the next two weeks to take a chance on their audience's need to reminisce, in the case of the older generations, or to wistfully wonder if love could have ever really been so simple, in the case of people closer to my age. Last Train to Nibroc is a little confection of a play in three acts about a young pilot discharged from the service before he's shipped to Europe and the "goody-two shoes" would-be missionary he meets on the train home. He is good-looking and charming, a country boy from Kentucky whose "fits" are getting him sent back home. She is prissy even by 1940 standards, but also from Kentucky, and they strike up a friendship that becomes a romance of sorts, though most of the courting happens offstage. The third act was my favorite, primarily because the characters and their relationship had matured and the actors seemed to feel less compulsion to "act." In this act the audience longs most for simpler times, with a porch swing and the promise of true love. |
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About SCRC's Production of Last Lists of My Mad Mother... |
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The Island Packet, Friday, February 1, 2002, by Louise Causey-Lewis
'Last Lists' a reflection of arthor's experience
Once again the South Carolina Repertory Company is offering a fresh, contemporary, dramatic gem. "Last Lists of My Mad Mother," a 1997 play... opened last week to a full appreciative house. |
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About SCRC's Production of God's Man in Texas... |
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The Island Packet, Friday, October 12, 2001, by Louise Causey-Lewis
'God's Man in Texas' a timeless story of struggle. "God's Man in Texas" is one of the most stunning, thought-provoking plays of recent years. Opening last week for a short run at the South Carolina Repertory Company on Beach City Road, the drama is a polished, profound gem, with deft diction and superb acting... |
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About SCRC's 2001 Production of W;t... |
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The Island Packet, Friday, March 16, 2001, by Louise Causey-Lewis
'W;t' has pathos, poetry, something sublimeMargaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "W;t" is the "must-see" production of the spring. Currently playing at the South Carolina Repertory Company, this stunning drama about love and knowledge, life and death, is a highly original artistic creation, possibly one of the best plays of the past decade... A strong supporting cast, well cast and directed by Tom Evans, surrounds the central character. John David Rose doubles as both Dr. Kelekian, Vivian's primary attending physician, and as her father during a childhood flashback. Mark Light Orr plays Dr. Jason Posner, Vivian's former student and a research Fellow under Kelekian. Diane Egan plays nurse Susie Monahan with gentle compassion and a remarkable simplistic nature. Pat Haskell is Dr. Ashford, Vivian's mentor and former professor, both in flashback and in a hospital scene. Jennifer Wills, Rodney Creech and Chris Soucy alternate between college students in a past classroom scene and hospital attendants in the present... "W;t" is not a play for the squeamish or for the slow witted -- it's very hard to keep up with Vivian. It is not a typical, melodramatic sob story about death. It is an affirmation of the indomitable human spirit, with accompanying laughter and tears. It is a unique work, quite unlike any other drama. It demands that you both think and feel to fully appreciate it... |
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About SCRC's 2000 Production of Talley's Folly... |
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The Island Packet, Friday, December 8, 2000, by Louise Causey-Lewis'Folly" a fine blend of humor, romance The South Carolina Repertory Company continues to bring the best of small, quality theater to the Hilton Head Island area. Landford Wilson's "Talley's Folly" has earned prestigious awards while becoming firmly ensconced in the repertory... Shina and Robinson are a remarkable dramatic duo, displaying sensitive, sympathetic pace and timing. These roles might have been written just for their talents... "Talley's Folly" should not be missed. Not only is it a theatrical masterpiece of the 20th century (1980 Pulitzer Prize), but it is also masterfully presented. The Island Packet, Friday, November 24, 2000, by Erin BeckerA love story for grown-upsDirector Tom Evans returns to Hilton Head Island for the South Carolina Repertory Company's production of "Talley's Folly." "You can expect to laugh and you can expect to have your heart warmed," Evans said of the play. "You can expect to have a good time." ... Wilson's play won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award...
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