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Remember that part in Jurassic Park when Ian What's-His-Fuck says something along the lines of, "They were so busy thinking about whether they could. No one stopped to think whether or not they should"? Murder Ballad Murder Mystery is like Jurassic Park sans dinosaurs and coherent narrative (right down to the theme of dead things being resurrected). Oh, it's visually stunning, resourceful, raucous, and joyous theatre-making, but there are clearly ill-conceived aspects to the whole affair. While fresh, the piece is unripe and therefore minimally nutritious.

Mikhail Bulgakov, whose Black Snow is currently in the midst of a run by Tutto Theatre Company at the Salvage Vanguard Theater, is one of those figures it's hard to criticize on his work's merits, which is unfortunate. It's much safer to insist that the work's author is fully deserving of his exalted status, and that the flaws in the production belong to Tutto and director Dustin Wills. But the fact is that it's hard to imagine a better interpretation of Bulgakov's cranky, cartoony piece about what a bummer working in the theater was for him.

We liked Tutto Theatre's production of Ophelia. It's an interesting show, featuring five strong actresses portraying various aspects of Ophelia's psyche: in love, impassioned, on edge, undone, and in water. We liked it so much, we're giving away a pair of free tickets!

With Tutto Theatre's Ophelia, writer and director Dustin Wills seems intent on adding to the canon rather than simply rewriting it. This new work featuring five Ophelias, Hamlet, and Polonius feels like a classical stage piece.