“Did You Write This Scene or Did I?” THE UNKNOWN at Studio Seaview When critics dismissed David Cale’s “The Unknown” as a solo thriller with a “tired twist,” they revealed more about their own jadedness than about the play’s achievement. At Studio Seaview, in a production directed by Leigh Silverman, Sean Hayes delivers a performance of such psychological precision and…
There are two paths to “disappearance” in David Cale’s engaging “Sandra” currently running at the Vineyard Theatre. The audience discovers that Ethan Martin’s path has been well thought out. Sandra Jones’ (Marjan Neshat) path on the other hand is completely reactive, random, and riddled with danger. Two paths diverge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and the choices made by both on…
Harry Clarke was born out of the dysfunctional matrix of paternal abuse and maternal collusion that plagued Philip Brugglestein from childhood through adulthood. David Cale’s “Harry Clarke” is a complex psychological study of dissociative identity disorder that explores the provenance of that condition from the point of view of a man (Billy Crudup) who fled one identity and was pursued…