THE MAGIC BULLET THEORY: 75% – BITTERSWEET
LemonMeter | Mar 30, 2012 | Comments 0 |
The cast of "The Magic Bullet Theory" at Sacred Fools Theater. Credit: Amani/Wood Photograph.
SWEET
What recommends “Bullet” is the garage-show confidence with which Mayes, choreographer Natasha Norman, the design team and a laudable ensemble attack the mayhem.
David C. Nichols – LA Times
BITTERSWEET
Whether the show is cause for celebration or indignation probably depends on what side of the ’60s divide one’s birth year falls. Whether you laugh or cry when Tocantins flashes a full-color glossy of Kennedy minus his brainpan will depend on what you smoke before the show.
Bill Raden – LA Weekly
SWEET
Theories about the Kennedy assassination have been explored in film and stage many times, but not like this mad romp and wild chaotic ride at Sacred Fools — L.A.’s delightfully irreverent theatre company.
Clare Elfman – Buzzine
BITTER
The script flails around so much that no one is likely to take it seriously.
Don Shirley – LA Stage Watch
SWEET
The production dances gleefully with nihilism, finding its footing somewhere between bravery and childishness.
Steven Leigh Morris – LA Weekly
THE MAGIC BULLET THEORY
Sacred Fools Theatre
660 N. Heliotrope Drive, Hollywood
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; Ends April 28, 2012
Tickets: $20; (310) 281-8337
Running time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
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