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OTIS
Lee William Shakespeare’s ensemble piece about strangers sharing small talk in a skyscraper elevator is so dull and amateurish, audiences will want to get off — and not in a good way. N (GS)
ACCIDENTAL SLEEPWALKER
University students who have trouble singing, dancing and acting try their hand at a choreographed musical that blends social conscience and bad rhymes. N (JK)
THE DEATH OF MY DENTIST
Writer/narrator Gideon Forman ponders the private life of his deceased dentist in a dull sketch. N (JK)
PELICAN DAUGHTERS
This modern-day look at King Lear’s daughters earnestly explores Alzheimer’s and memory loss. Unfortunately, it’s forgettable. N (GS)
FROM MINT CONDITION TO BADLY USED
A confusing, unfunny script with a good premise — paralleling the closeted lives of a superhero and a gay man — gets a shrill and ham-fisted production. N (JK)
WOYZECK
Buchner’s tale of madness and murder falls apart from lack of tension. Director Laura Nanni hasn’t made strong choices and leaves her actors adrift in a sea of ponderous symbols. N (GS)
