http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/04/25/opus/ DC's Liveliest Theatre Website Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/04/25/opus/#comment-145 Paula Y. Bickham Sun, 20 May 2007 21:56:20 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2007/04/25/opus/#comment-145 With the encore week coming up (May 24-27) for "Opus" this little piece is worth seeing. It isn't cerebral, or action packed. It is simply comprised of a work that one can sit back, relax and enjoy. I found it to be a welcome diversion from my having ingested so much of Shakespeare's characters bent on stuff Shakespeare characters get bent on. All of the characters in "Opus" have their own personal dramas. The character of "Elliot", played so well by Mr. Kryztov, is elegant in physical movement, eloquent in speech (blunt when he wants to be), quite prissy about timeliness and perfection, and dips a bit too deeply into the personal affairs of fellow orchestra members. The performers are quite impressive in the way they handle their musical instruments as though they are experienced musicians. With the encore week coming up (May 24-27) for “Opus” this little piece is worth seeing. It isn’t cerebral, or action packed. It is simply comprised of a work that one can sit back, relax and enjoy. I found it to be a welcome diversion from my having ingested so much of Shakespeare’s characters bent on stuff Shakespeare characters get bent on. All of the characters in “Opus” have their own personal dramas. The character of “Elliot”, played so well by Mr. Kryztov, is elegant in physical movement, eloquent in speech (blunt when he wants to be), quite prissy about timeliness and perfection, and dips a bit too deeply into the personal affairs of fellow orchestra members. The performers are quite impressive in the way they handle their musical instruments as though they are experienced musicians.

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