CMU School of Drama


Sunday, January 31, 2010

Review: 'Clockmaker' challenges audiences on multiple levels

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Stephen Massicotte is a playwright for whom the realities of time and place bend to do his bidding.
Both Massicotte's 'Mary's Wedding' that was done at City Theatre last season and 'The Clockmaker' that opened there Friday evening journey into an unexpected territory where time exists on multiple, simultaneous planes and is measured by a different clock."

3 comments:

S. Kael said...

Since seeing Jekyll and Hide last semester, I've been dying to get back to City Theatre and see what their other productions are like, and if they hold true to what I believed to be an impressive production in such a small space. As Blackbird intrigued me, the story of The Clockmaker definitely seems lime something worth experiencing. The set, how the author mentions about lending the piece to many different physical and period settings, should be quite a treat to see in action.

Naomi Eduardo said...

I really want to get around to seeing this based on this description and the other productions I've seen at City Theatre in the past. I think that Kael is right, it's amazing the amount of quality you can see locally in Pittsburgh. From talking to people around town, this show was extremely taxing on the shop. According to the head carpenter, who has been there for quite some time, the shop had more people working on this show than he had ever seen. That said, I'm curious to see what the set looks like and what made it so different from the usual production.

Unknown said...

I like it when all these elements come in to view in one production. You have to make yourself available to see theater when your schedule is so tight in the evenings, so when you can see a piece that challenges you on multiple levels, it really makes your time worth it. For me I have found City Theater productions to be hot or cold, so I am hopeful that this one does well. From Naomi's comments, its nice to see City using some of the carpentry talent in the area. I would love to see the visual product based on that description.