Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Sometimes even a critic is charmed into analytical silence. No, make that enthralled and also warned. Not that I can't think of ways to explain "The Electric Baby," but even if I were right, it might dull both its delicacy and its strength. Perhaps it's enough to say that it's a world premiere from Quantum Theatre, set quite coincidentally in Pittsburgh by its playwright, New Yorker Stefanie Zadravec.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Stage review: Powerful storytelling fuels 'Electric Baby'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Sometimes even a critic is charmed into analytical silence. No, make that enthralled and also warned. Not that I can't think of ways to explain "The Electric Baby," but even if I were right, it might dull both its delicacy and its strength. Perhaps it's enough to say that it's a world premiere from Quantum Theatre, set quite coincidentally in Pittsburgh by its playwright, New Yorker Stefanie Zadravec.
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I saw this last Thursday night! I definitely agree with this critic in that it is a story that resists too much explanation or analysis. What it was best at doing, I thought, was wrapping you up in the emotional pace of the story, not trying to saddle you with ideas to think about and analyze. This was very strange for me because usually I approach shows very critically and am unable to stop myself from pointing out flaws in the story or things that I didn't like. There were definitely things that I did not like about this production, but because, as the review says, the power of the story was so strong, it actually made me skim over these negative aspects that would usually bother me. Setting it over in Bloomfield added a lot to this power, because it was a trek to get there and once you made it, the street was filled with overgrown lawns and stray cats and the eerie/mysterious kind of Pittsburgh house that you can tell was once grand but has fallen into some state of disarray. I would definitely recommend everyone spend the $18 for a student ticket and see this show, if only to be able to actually sink into a story and lose a bit of the critical eye that comes with going to theatre school.
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