Richard III [A]

This is 'Shakespeare in the Park(ing Lot)'. It's a free production of "Richard III" done outdoors in a lower east side parking lot, with all the noise and distractions that the locale implies. Even so, the performance overcomes the environment - or, more precisely, feeds on those distractions and shines through. The cast is uneven, but the good ones carry the show, and the lesser ones aren't fatal.

I'm not a huge fan of "Richard III", but I really liked this production. It emphasizes what little humor there is, and allows Shakespeare's irony to shine.

The play has been trimmed (some might say abridged) to 1:45 with no intermission.