Narcolepsy, Inc

ensemble theatre · third rail alive · Ages 18+ · United States of America

world premiere
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Review by anonymous

June 23, 2018 certified reviewer

What I liked

The vitality of the dialogue and the frenetic energy of the actors is highly involving.

What I didn't like

A little more time for the characters and the audience to take a breath before the next nightmare to unfold.

My overall impression

The play reminds one of a politicized contemporary Twilight Zone episode in which we don’t know whether the lead character is being held in a motel room or a detention center, and we don’t know if she is an idealistic whistle blower or apparently complicit with the evil deeds of an immoral corporation. The characters are involved in an extended verbal dance of justifying their existence while exposing the alleged corruptions of the others in the play. Who is guilty and who is innocent? It is not so easy to discern. Hutchinson challenges the audience to listen carefully. Reality and morality. As Ringo sang, you know it don’t come easy. But if you listen carefully, and you listen hard to the nightmare portrayed in the play . . . you might find something valuable to take home with you.

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