The Mystery of Irma Vep

  • The Mystery of Irma Vep
  • Written by Charles Ludlam
    Directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman
    Produced by Arena Stage
  • Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

The Mystery of Irma Vep is a silly spoof of legendary movie characters and literary themes, filled with madcap antics, satire, and whirlwind costume changes.  Similar to Noises Off, it’s filled with silly sight-gags, mind-twisting analogies, drop-dead funny double and triple entendres, while pushing from the sublime to the truly ridiculous.  [Read more...]

Mariela in the Desert

While Mariela in the Desert has a fine playwright, an estimable director, a polished, Equity-laden cast -it doesn’t jell. The play is muddled, contrived, and given to histrionic excess. [Read more...]