A classic work is reinvented in all its juvenile glory.

From: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | Date: September 8, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Rebecca Swain Vadnie

Sep. 8--In a nondescript warehouse off a tiny road in Altamonte Springs, a reporter steps into a small waiting room clutching e-mailed directions. She has been invited to sit in on a rehearsal for Empty Spaces Theater Company's production of Alfred Jarry's odd classic Ubu Roi. Her hand pauses on the door handle leading to the rehearsal space. A weird chant is coming from the room. "All hail King Ubu! All hail King Ubu!" The door's glass panels have been covered up with packing tape, cardboard and white paper, so it's impossible to see ...

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