The acting and direction was excellent, but at this point I am over-Fringe-d with too many depressing plays that disgorge the dark underbelly of humanity as art. Is that all there is! The play is more Bully, where art is little more than what I can easily see by turning on the TV to see our wannabe Presidential Bully-in-Chief. I felt like I was watching a variant of The Apprentice. Where is the enlightenment? Art should provide insight and I hope for better....
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This is the best theatre I've seen in LA. Uniquely engaging and disturbing - I'd recommend it in a heartbeat. Cutting performances by the whole cast, the production was thoughtful and crisp and I'm already excited to see it a second time. ...
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From the opening moments to the chilling end, this show is a compelling 50-minute ride with cutting writing and excellent performances. ...
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Bull, the second production by Mike Bartlett put up at Rogue Machine Theatre, is directed by Jennifer Pollono and stars Josh Bitton, Kevin Daniels, and Lesley Fera as co-workers waiting for a performance review meeting in which one of them will be fired by their boss (Alex Whittington).
Fera and Daniels team up against Bitton with bullying cloaked in humor and fake niceties, escalating quickly to gaslighting. Bully is almost too kind a word – taunt and torture might be more apt.
Josh Bitton brings dazzling emotional life to the tormented Thomas who you empathize with and pity but also simultaneously want to side coach to stand up for himself and fight back.
The costuming is right on - an ill fitting suit for Thomas and accents of ...
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