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Theophilus North
by Anuhea Yagi
April 14, 2011
I like plays—and I see a lot of them. Most of them are pretty good, but a handful are really good—like MAPA's Theophilus North, for example. The only bad news? This is the final weekend of the show's three-weekend run, which means there are only three nights left to enjoy this showcase of full-sensory wit. A relatively unknown work by Mathew Burnett, based on novel by Thorton Wilder, Theophilus is set in the spring of 1926 and follows the bibliophilic adventures of one extraordinary Mr. North (played by Eric Petersen, pictured). "There's a delicacy to this piece that's beautiful and infectious. It speaks to us," says director David C. Johnston. Theophilus is eloquently written, ingeniously blocked and wonderfully executed by the local cast of nine. Visually, the palate is deliciously drenched in cloudswept creamsicle and rusty bike-wheel reverie, thanks to a cohesively coupled set designed by Caro Walker, and costumes designed by Kathleen Schulz, plus lighting designed by Mark Collmer. Start stretching for your standing ovation. 244-8760; mauiacademy.org
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