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Jose Rivera: "Marisol"
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The Gems and Dross of Humana Festival Stage
Link hereThis play has a very slow build but the final 20 minutes are "mesmerizing" and this is important for a play to have a certain sense of build to climax. The angel is in guerrilla garb and white wings, and this is very well liked by the audience as it is a clash between apocalypse and heaven. -
Original Production: Louisville
Citation: Fricker, Karen. "The Humana Festival, Louisville- Theatre." Financial Times, [London, England], 1 May 1992, Morning. Arts, page 13. Web. 17 April 2014. This is a review of the original production at the Humana festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The production was directed by Marcus Stern. Marisol is played by Karina Arroyave. Other actors, set designers, etc. aren't listed, but the set itself is described, and the angel's costuming is described as "butch with leather and high-tops." -
Marisol' a Jolt to the Senses Stage
THe stageing was an overpowering jumble of walls that shatter, floors that collapse into mini-sinkholes, subway tracks that tear up, Rivera uses his caustic dialogue to toss off pet barbs at anything from the impoliteness of the French to the tactics of TRW, talk about the effects of cultural dispossession and attack whatever bugs him. This review sees it as strong,But not nearly as much as it could be. -
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Quote from Unity from Diversity
is inspiration for the shattered city seems to be drawn from sci-fi pulp movies like Escape from New York and Terminator and Terminator 2, with side glances at Blade Runner--generous doses of strobe, laser and thunder effects punctuated by earsplitting rock music--and most of the actors seem to be on speed. -
Michael Greif at New York Public Theater
Though this review does not say when the rview I did some parallel searching to find the date. One of the most notable changes that the reviewer cites are that the production has a very cyberpunk feel, as opposed to post-apocalyptic. Also the subway assault supposedly takes place with a knife in this version instead of a golf club. -
Review of Potomac Theater's Marisol
http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.ups.edu/docview/307859165?accountid=1627
This was a rather insteresting review from other ones I have read about Marisol. Instead of praising the performance the review is quiet critical. The reviewer regards Marisol as a left wing yuppie and finds the play to be "ugly". "angel whizzes across the stage on a rickety iron ladder, the production has a carnival vitality" -
Ricketson Theatre, Denver
In this review one of the main differences noted is that the angel is originally dipicted with wings made from newspaper. This production is an interesting one because Jose himself revised his script for this production. His reasion was that the wit was lost the original production and that it was "very high-pitched and unrelenting". This review mentioned the clutterd stage overwhelmed the action -
Sound & Fury But Little Else In 'Marisol'
The play is so angry and static that it's hard to find dramatic redemption. The stage is in an ally formant, dimly lighted. Composer/sound designer supplies a rumbling background with "livid voices emanating from all sides". Dumpster-thrift costumes include a set of wings for the angel that are badly singed and flecked with trash. It may have fit in the 90s, but it is off in the curent time period. -
Production by theatre pro rata Minneapolis
Brock, Lisa. "Theatre review: In a dangerous world, what happens when a guardian angel is no longer available?". Star Tribune 7 Oct 2009:6. Print. This production made maximum use of the visual imagry to keep the audience enthralled from start to finish. Director Carin Bratlie chose to keep the dialouge less sharp since it can be confusing at times. The somewhat Dues ex Machina ending was panned. -
Post-Apocalyptic Play with touch of Magical Realism
This play's set started off going for an eerie set. The play was too long though and the viewers thought that it could have been shorter. This play was heavily set on the setting of the play being the protagonist of the play. Overall this show was too long and it was not very good because the audience could not connect to the play. Imposing big city style graffiti supurb. -
Marisol Costume Design By Loren Shaw
http://lorenshaw.prosite.com/101359/2268566/home/marisol
The source I found had some great examples of the costumes used in a resent performance of Marisol by the costume designer Loren Shaw from New York. The clothes capture the feeling of a post-apocalyptic world. The clothes are ripped and dirt showing how the harsh enivorment has worn them away. Even during the first act before the war the clothes of each characters seem used as if the dieing world is even affecting what people wear.
