Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA
Way back in 1956 with Europe still reeling from the devastation of WWII, Friedrich Dürrenmatt gave us a terrifying roadmap of how easily human decency is auctioned off for a sense of ease. Pasadena Playhouse has mounted a visually impressive revival of an eerily prophetic classic, but by prioritizing style over the play’s stark moral spine, the warning inside the spectacle feels far too easy to ignore. Read more…
Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania
Fresh off last season’s scintillating Amadeus at Pasadena Playhouse, director Darko Tresnjak and his star Jefferson Mays return for another visually stunning, cunningly comic production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Visit. Filled with neon glare and a view of human cruelty that never lets up, The Visit is an absorbing and timely indictment of that oxymoron called humanity. Read more…