Tragedy + Time = Tragedy

That said the show was intensely good. As Iphigenia, Mishler is appropriately unsteady until she commits to her course of action. There is an element of hope in her performance that lingers in spite of the wreck and rubble. We already love Jude Hickey, but his Achilles was a raw sumptuous treat. He slinks and sings better than any siren, and frankly we can’t blame Iphigenia for wanting to follow him to the end of the earth. Monika Bustamante is far more than cookie-cutter as the alcoholic trophy wife, and as Violeta Imperial, this petite actress fills the room. Mical Trejo tries to be truthful as a news anchor undermined by the regime. Our favorite character was the ensemble (or Greek chorus, if you will) of Trejo, Guion and Wills as the raving ghosts of dead factory girls.

The real star of this production, however, is the video design of Lee Webster. Omnipresent from the beginning, the video is perfectly integrated into the show and yet still stands out on its own. And the music…did we mention the music?...ah, the music was written by Graham Reynolds. Need we say more?

Jenny Larson has done a bang-up job of conducting this wild party that you should all want to attend. The audience has complete freedom to move and sit where they like, but no matter which angle you see it from, the perspective is the same. There is no happy ending here, but the journey is quite a ride. No chemical enhancement required.