Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Love the set! -- although it can be a bad sign if that's what you most want to praise, or, as in this case, if it makes such a strong interpretative statement that you hardly need the play. But Bruce J. Robinson's "MIA," although slow and awkwardly expository to start, does gradually get going in Act 2, taking a few turns you might not quite expect. Still, it's mainly a familiar drama of a family facing buried truths (think Arthur Miller, whether "Death of a Salesman" or "All My Sons"), and it never digs very deep. Fortunately, there's the acting, good solid (and occasionally more) work from dependable local pros.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Stage review: Rep's 'MIA' needs more depth
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Love the set! -- although it can be a bad sign if that's what you most want to praise, or, as in this case, if it makes such a strong interpretative statement that you hardly need the play. But Bruce J. Robinson's "MIA," although slow and awkwardly expository to start, does gradually get going in Act 2, taking a few turns you might not quite expect. Still, it's mainly a familiar drama of a family facing buried truths (think Arthur Miller, whether "Death of a Salesman" or "All My Sons"), and it never digs very deep. Fortunately, there's the acting, good solid (and occasionally more) work from dependable local pros.
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