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Marty’s Shadow (2017)

Posted on March 16, 2017 by in Tags Library

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August Strindberg Rep gave Stig Dagerman’s postwar psychological drama its English-language premiere in a translation by Nancy Pick and Lo Dagerman, playing it in rep at the Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St. Whitney Gail Aronson directed. Ran Mar 4 to Apr 1, 2017 (opening per the company; unverified elsewhere). Cast: Jimi Stanton, Jackie Maruschak, Ivette Dumeng, James McKinney.

“one beautifully nuanced, fully realized performance by Jimi Stanton” — Julia Polinsky

Reception: Warmly received, chiefly for its lead performance.

From the TheaterScene archive. Original review by Julia Polinsky for TheaterScene.com, March 16, 2017.

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