![]() ![]() ![]() Karen loses her beloved job as a reporter because of her unpopular opinion. That said, Glen Moore and Robin Abrahams contributed some of the most memorable bits. The cast members struggled to make their wide array of characters distinctive. I wonder if this part of the production would have been helped if there had been a larger acting ensemble. They are supposed to be caricatures, but some of them felt like silly throwaways. Karen encounters a series of over-the-top characters who amply prove the world’s blind devotion to Chris and Alex. But no, Karen is obsessed with the fact that everyone but she believes that Chris and Alex look alike. It would be reasonable to assume that armies of people, cheerfully volunteering for lobotomies, would be the perfect scary scoop for a reporter. The script then brings on an unidentified “they,” who start up a comprehensive campaign to test the blood of the public to find more doppelgängers and then take samples of their brains. Blinders adeptly introduces two devilish notions: that individualism is disposable and that for some ending free thought means the path to a better future. Now, here is the thing: the premise is great. The world goes into awed enthusiasm over these apparent carbon copies, but Karen is confused. ![]() Karen Sayer (Kimberly McClure) is a reporter investigating a scientific breakthrough: two men, Chris (Matthew Arnold) and Alex (Justus Perry), are discovered to be genetically and spiritually identical - they even think the same thoughts. And the production is not strong enough to overcome the narrative’s pitfalls. Patrick Gabridge’s text presents some intriguing sci-fi-like concepts, and it comes up with some shocking moments, but ultimately the script is choppy. Kaufman proclaimed, closes on Saturday night). I applaud Flat Earth Theatre, both for choosing a script that is so savvily relevant to our current ideological climate and their courage in taking on such a tricky venture (satire, George S. Kimberly McClure in the Flat Earth Theatre production of “Blinders.” Photo: Jake Scaltreto.īlinders, written nearly 20 years ago, is a scarily prescient satire of politics, particularly of television’s talent for brainwashing the masses. ![]()
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