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Humana Festival review: Ameriville

By Richard O Jones | Friday, April 3, 2009, 05:00 PM

The only thing I fear is God,

and I just took his best shot….”

If the rest of the plays at the festival have the same level of energy and intensity as “Ameriville,” I don’t know if I’ll have the energy to get home Sunday.

“Ameriville” is the creation of an ensemble known as UNIVERSES, who has created this collage of monologues, vaudeville, rhyme and song, using gospel, classic rock, folk, hip-hop and just about every form of American entertainment you can imagine in a 90-minute critique of post-Katrina America.

Although the action spins on the losses suffered in New Orleans, that disaster serves only as the axis. The entire nation — from our inadequate health care system, to our illegal immigration issues, our prison culture and our contributions to global warming — comes under indictment.

Okay, so it gets a little preachy at times, but it doesn’t dwell on any one issue too long to drive it into the ground. Maybe that’s a flaw of its own, but the multi-media presentation never pauses long enough for it to be an issue. It’s the kind of show whose sound and sense lingers after the curtain call.

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Official site: The Humana Festival of New American Plays

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