Comments on: 4.48 Psychosis

By: Maureen Kenner

Maureen Kenner — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:40:57 +0000

Congratulations on the succcess of 4.48 Psychosis! The technical harmony and synchronization of the director, actors and stage crew was brilliant! Most touching was the articulation of the text through the eyes of the actors. As visitors to DC, my husband and I purchased tickets to several of the shows in Fringe Festival and plan to recommend this concept to our arts and culture people here in Providence. The emotional impact of this play was deeply felt long after we left the show.
Bravo!

By: Rick Hammerly

Rick Hammerly — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:07 +0000

ADDED PERFORMANCE of “4.48 Psychosis” Friday night (7/17) at 12:30 am!

Capital Fringe has added an additional performance of the sold out Factory 449 production of “4.48 Psychosis,” a Best of Fringe pick by The Washington Post, Washington City Paper and DC Theatre Scene.

Only 60 tickets available and go on sale today (Wed. 7/15) at Noon.

Please spread the word to anyone who wasn’t able to get tickets during the sold out run.

Rick Hammerly, co-Artistic Director/producer
Factory 449: a theatre collective

By: Alex Zavistovich

Alex Zavistovich — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:30:29 +0000

Hooray to Factory 449 for putting this show on stage. If you haven’t read the “script,” check it out, and then you’ll have an even greater appreciation for how hard it is to mount a show like this.

We at Molotov truly appreciate this aesthetic. We won’t use this space to stump for our own Fringe show; still, we’re glad to have kindred spirits in this town.

By: Leslie Weisman

Leslie Weisman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:49:02 +0000

I didn’t see this production, but had the good fortune to see the iconic French actress Isabelle Huppert do it in French at the Brooklyn Acedemy of Music a few years back. Interestingly, both the production and her interpretation were in every way the complete antithesis of the production Tim saw. Huppert, dressed in black, her dark hair tightly pinned back, was on the stage alone the entire time — and did not move more than a millimeter throughout the play’s (1-1/2 hour?) duration. An astonishing performance, especially for an actress whose screen performances can be almost histrionically vivid…

By: Clark Nickolaw

Clark Nickolaw — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:40:25 +0000

This production was amazing. Not only was the script uniquely interpreted, but the actors (10, according to my program) demonstrated the true meaning of ensemble work. The effect of the ensemble representing both the different aspects of this suicidal woman as well as “everyman,” was incredibly intense. The production itself was technically superior to most Fringe shows I have seen in the past and the film at the end of the production was devastating. Kudos to the cast and to those who created and brought such a stunning piece to this year’s Fringe.

By: Steven McKnight

Steven McKnight — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:35:02 +0000

I liked this show, but not as much as Tim. Parts of it were very touching and authentic, but other parts weren’t. I realize real depression might not be as theatrical, but depression is anger turned inward. Themes were touched but not developed (e.g., the bit on religion didn’t go anywhere, versus have the person mad at God for making her ill and/or ashamed because of what she’s planning). Overall, I don’t think that the fragments came together to form a compelling and cohesive mosaic. Nonetheless, I thought this ensemble cast did an excellent job and it is an interesting work.