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Rhymes With Evil
Phone: 312-742-8497
Price: $15-$25
Strong acting and imaginative design redeem an implausible script in this midwest premiere from InFusion Theatre Company. Recalling such 1960s films as Bunny Lake Is Missing and The Nanny, Charles R. Traeger's psychological mystery explores the strange world inhabited by eccentric toymaker Lathan Kane and his preteen daughter, Jenny. Reacting to the apparently imminent dissolution of his marriage, Lathan has isolated Jenny and himself in a rambling country house populated by a "family" of bizarre, handmade puppets and toys. Meanwhile, Lathan's wife, Sara, wrestles with whether or not to divorce him. Problem is, Lathan is so obviously unhinged that it's hard to fathom her indecisiveness, and the decisions she does make further undermine the tale's credibility. But in Mitch Golob's visually fascinating staging, designers Meredith Miller (puppets), Keith Pitts (set), Charles Cooper (lights), Dawn Myrie (props), and Amy Gabbert (costumes) create an environment that shifts fluidly between reality and the eerie world of Lathan's imagination. --Albert Williams
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Storefront Theater
- Loop Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph St.
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312-742-8497
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