'A Wrinkle in Time' - Round House Theatre - December 2, 2010
Based on the book by famed fantasty writer Madeleine L'Engle' - the story is about Meg Murry and her brother Charles Wallace alongside friend Calvin, in their search for their father who had disappeared a few years back to another planet - for reasons unknown. Even with a such a bizarre premise, the idea to transform this tale into a theatrical play is a major undertaking. Under the direction of Casey Sams, it actually works (for the most part). The casting is admireable - the young Charles Wallace with his brown hair and spectacles seems very Harry Potter-ish and the actor's who portray Meg and Charles really seem to inhabit their characters and interact with all the effects that happen around them - the plays only odd moment though is the arrival of the brain creature near the end of the play which seems a bit too Mystery Science Theatre 3000 to me . The FX, lighting and sound design are really the highlight here though. The huge back wall of the Round House Theatre is used to excellent effect as alot of projected imagery adds visual intensity. The use of surround sound and the throwing of voices around the audience adds what motion pictures do to encompass (and encircle) an extra sensory to what already is an 'out of this world' story.
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