DAHMER

"DAHMER" is a visceral and horrific exploration not for the meek of heart. "Dahmer" was produced by a group of Cal Arts students whom are sure to go on to do great things in theatre should they continue to collaborate together, which I hope they do. This piece is more a pseudo-dreamscape of Jeffrey Dahmer's interviews overlaying the very stark choreography of director Mathew Bazulka. Six actresses embody Dahmer at different points in his life, catalogueing the descent of a man from childhood fascination of blood and sinew to a dangerous and disturbed man who killed 17 young men - horrifically - by ways of seduction and intoxication. The imagery is often violent without embellishing, something not often achieved in these more abstract pie... full review