The Wooster Group is a real gift to the theater. I first saw them in 1983 and they have been slaying me ever since. I saw La Didone in previews and Bill Brantley’s review goes a long way towards helping to clarify and making sense of the experience. These performances are not gimmicks, not “post-modern”, but a collision of brilliant theatrical and performative elements and storytelling possibilities. LeCompte is a genius and that she finds performers of the quality needed for her vision is amazing. This is world class stuff. These actors are transcendent, and hugely talented. It’s beautiful and scary. That it takes movie stars to get people into NY theaters is unfortunate when you have this right in Brooklyn. If you’re already in New York, do yourself a favor and go! (And then go to the Flea and the Rattlestick!)

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