It was a marathon of theater at the second day of the industry weekend for the 36th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 11:30 p.m., festivalgoers attended four different works. The day started on a sobering, shattering note with Lucas Hnath’s “Death Tax” in the intimate Victor Jory studio space. Lit by designer Brian H. Scott with harsh fluorescent tubes, the play is set in a nursing home and chronicles the ethical conflicts that take place when a rich patient accuses her nurse of trying to kill her. Like John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt,” Hnath’s incisive script examines the moral questions raised when the issues are muddy. Each of the four characters - Maxine, the elderly woman afraid of dying; Tina, the Haitian nurse engaged in a bitter custody battle for her son; Todd,...
- 3/25/2012
- by [email protected] (David Sheward)
- backstage.com
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