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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

theatre review - THE UNDERPANTS GODOT - Nearly Naked Theatre - April 8, 2018

Amie Bjorklund, Jason M. Hammond, and Daniel Zemeida
photo by Laura Durant
Click here for more information on this production that runs through April 28th.

"...I try to always question when someone reinterprets a play or musical, especially when it seems the changes detract from the original intent of the piece. Duncan Pflaster's comedy The Underpants Godot, which is receiving its Arizona and West Coast premiere in a fun, thought-provoking and fairly solid Nearly Naked Theatre production, is a humorous look at the theatre business that focuses on what happens when a director reinterprets Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot where the actors all appear in their underwear or completely nude...a reimagined production still has to serve and enlighten the original work. The Underpants Godot succeeds in meeting that task, as it is an intriguing look into the limits of personal interpretation of a well-known piece of drama while also being a compelling case for the defense of the author's original intent. " -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

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