See it if Amazing virtuoso performance. Poetic language full of witty psychological insight. Family drama + Greek tragedy + black comedy. Unique.
Don't see it if Dated elements: Freudian sexuality, gender stereotypes, and a nontraditional family suffering due to its secrets. Clever but not moving.
See it if Like to use your imagination and pay attention to great acting doing a tour-do-force of multiple characters over many hours.
Don't see it if Hate one-person versions of shows.
See it if You want to be able to say you were there. You are a Greenspan completeist. He does make the different characters, and the play, clear.
Don't see it if You can consider the possibility of too much David Greenspan. As usual, good as he is, he is always more David than the character he plays.
See it if Absolutely brilliant to see an actor inhabit so many roles at one time. One of the best things I have ever seen in my life.
Don't see it if I a five hour Eugene O'Neill play is not your cup of chai.
See it if you want to watch an incredible actor play multiple roles and share a lifetime in these characters with you.
Don't see it if you're not prepared to commit 6 hours of your time and pay serious attention.
See it if You are a fan of O'Neill, Greenspan, or the Transport Group. It's epic. The time went quickly. This is an "I was there" opportunity.
Don't see it if You like short, concise, easy theater. You cannot sit in a narrow seat for long stretches. You dislike melodrama. Read more
See it if you want an experience!! PHENOMENAL acting. David Greenspan is incredible. Changes how you think about one-man shows & this impossible play
Don't see it if you dislike O'Neill or you don't have time for a 5 hour show. That said, even if you're the distracted type, this is unbelievably engaging.
See it if You are a fan of Eugene O'Neill, and love watching great acting
Don't see it if you have a short attention span
“Greenspan’s solo rendition is at once a remarkable feat of human endurance and wonderful theater. Together with director Cummings III, Greenspan has fully realized each of O’Neill’s complex characters and successfully gives them all deep, rich renderings. Enormously long though the show certainly is, the evening proves rapturous...The melodramatic play is overfull of swings, a roller coaster that Greenspan conducts confidently and masterfully.”
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“Who would have imagined that this 1928 whale of a play could be acted as a one-man show to riveting effect? Greenspan is extraordinary, and he brings to life an extraordinary play...Directed with verve and invention by Jack Cummings III, ‘Strange Interlude’ is staged on the spare sets of three performance spaces at the Irondale Theater...Given the length of the evening, this works well...Long as it is, this enthralling production is not to be missed.”
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