Who knew there was an Oscar Wilde play that has never been professionally produced in the Twin Cities? Grant Sorenson, that's who. The actor-turned-director (
he directed a couple of really great plays in the pre-pan years) moved home last year after receiving his MFA in directing from Boston University. Last fall he created a monthly play reading series called
Table/Read, in which the audience doesn't know what play is being read until moments before it begins. And now he is producing and directing
Salomé, hopefully the first of many unique and creative theatrical endeavors to come. Because
Salomé is not just a play, at least not in the traditional sense of a stage and an audience separated by space and darkness. It's an immersive (but not interactive) experience that literally puts you right at Herod's banquet table. Which is not always a comfortable place to be, but always thoroughly captivating. With a talented eight-person cast performing literally a few feet in front of you and gorgeous 360-degree design,
Salomé is not to be missed, especially if you're interested in theater that pushes the boundaries of what we think theater can be. But hurry -
there are only three remaining performances and seating is limited.
