GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
Firehouse Theater Company: 2/17 – 3/17
L-R: Bradley James Gibbons and Andrew Uhlenhopp
Moises Kaufman’s “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of
Oscar Wilde” follows the three real-life trials of Oscar Wilde, who, in 1895,
was accused of “gross indecency with other male persons.”
Stitched
seamlessly together from court records, biographies and the famous author’s own
works, Kaufman’s play provides us with a sometimes comic, and ultimately tragic
evening of theatre, which is provocative and engrossing.
The play is
being performed upon a bare stage, adorned only with a few wooden straight-backed
chairs and a couple of tables.
Owen T. Niland has directed this rich,complex work
with a sure hand. He’s cast some of the finest actors in town in the leading
roles as well as some new faces in the supporting cast.
Andrew
Uhlenhopp (2017 Marlowe Award for Best Supporting Actor) portrays Wilde with an
arrogant and witty disdain for the court, that dissolves into emotional
devastation at final curtain.
Wes Munsil is stunning in the role of the
Marquess de Queensbury, the father of Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde’s “dear boy.”
Munsil gives a performance that’s loud, vulgar and aggressively unpleasant. It is,
in fact, just about perfect!
Bradley James Gibbons presents a rock-solid
portrayal of Lord Alfred Douglas that is at its best in the scenes involving disagreeable
arguments with his father.
Christian
Munck is most memorable for his engrossing performance of Taylor at the top of
Act Three.
Kelly
Uhlenhopp turns in superb work in the role(s) of Carson and Narrator 5.
However …
some in the supporting cast find it difficult to keep up with the brilliant
work of the leading actors.
Please take
what has been written above with a large block of salt. Through unusual
circumstances this reviewer was present at the preview.
Go and
support Firehouse Theater Company.
Firehouse Theater Company
Presents:
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
The true story of the three trials of England’s most celebrated playwright.
February 17 through March 17
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM/Sunday at 2:00 PM
$23 for Adults/$20 for Students, Seniors or Military
The John Hand Theatre
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
The true story of the three trials of England’s most celebrated playwright.
February 17 through March 17
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM/Sunday at 2:00 PM
$23 for Adults/$20 for Students, Seniors or Military
The John Hand Theatre
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