“A Touch of Forever” at FringeNYC 2014 at Teatro SEA at the Clememte (Closes on Saturday August 23, 2014)
“A Touch of Forever” at FringeNYC 2014 at Teatro SEA at the Clememte (Closes on Saturday August 23, 2014) Written by Josiah DeAndrea Directed by Michael Tartaglia Reviewed by David Roberts Theatre Reviews Limited
Gavin Blitz (Josiah DeAndrea) is on lithium. As he finishes his script for a pornographic film, he decides to stop taking his medication to clear his mind and allow him to complete his art-form contribution to the canon of online porn. The protagonist in his script Lucia appears throughout the play to assist, cajole, and warn her creator when he errs in judgment: this fiction “inside his head” ultimately finishes the script before Gavin’s untimely death. His sister Cassie’s “client” (yes, she is putting her way through college as a sex worker) enters the apartment and murders Gavin assuming he is Cassie’s favorite client. Once this is established in Mr. DeAndrea’s real life script for “A Touch of Forever,” it might have been a good idea to exit the theatre - audience right. Staying, however, with a nod to civility proved the wrong choice. There is nothing in this play worth an investment of one hundred precious minutes of one’s life.
“A Touch of Forever” is a depressing bit of theatre with a theme that happiness is not attainable and exists only as an elusive goal. Not a new theme and this play adds nothing new to the conversation.
This is not a reviewer’s attempt to be cruel; it is an authentic appeal to the playwright to reevaluate his script. Unfortunately, Mr. DeAndrea is a cast member and not able to have a proper perspective on his creation. Director Michael Tartaglia should have that perspective and is responsible for most of the bad choices made in this production. The cast – except for the playwright – remain blameless and unnamed in this review.
A TOUCH OF FOREVER
“A Touch of Forever” is presented by The Uncivilization Project in Association with The Present Company (Elena K. Holy, Producing Artistic Director). Directed by Michael Tartaglia.
The cast of “A Touch of Forever” includes Brett Marcus Coady, Rory Allan Meditz, Pooya Mohseni, Niko Papastefanou, Connie Saltzman, Jason Stanley, and Maggie Jane Tatone.
For performance schedule, ticketing information and more information about the presenting company, please visit www.FringeNYC.org. For mobile ticketing, please visit www.FringeonTheFly.com. The running time is 1 hour and 40 minutes with no intermission.
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