Midday theatre critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Tom for another of her weekly reviews of the Baltimore regional stage, and today she tells us about Juxtapose: A Theatrical Shadow Box, the latest offering from the creative ensemble known as Happenstance Theater, on stage at Baltimore's Theatre Project December 4 – 21.
In Juxtapose, the lives of a group of eccentrics co-existing in a magical-realist tenement building are interrupted when a human "shooting star" crashes through their roof. The play's themes of mortality, environmental fragility and community spin out alongside curated objects in a theatrical "shadow box," a form inspired by the works of the late Joseph Cornell, an American visual artist and experimental filmmaker.
The Happenstance Theater cast for Juxtapose includes Gwen Grastorf, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Sarah Olmsted Thomas and Alex Vernon.
Happenstance co-founders Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell direct the ensemble.
Happenstance Theater's "Juxtapose: A Theatrical Shadow Box" continues at Theatre Project through December 21. For showtimes and ticketing information, click here.
