Virtues and realities

From: The Village Voice | Date: June 9, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

The Dying Gaul By Craig Lucas Vineyard Theatre 108 East 15th Street 353-3366

Hamlet By William Shakespeare BAM Opera House (closed)

Symphonie Fantastique By Basil Twist HERE 145 Sixth Avenue 647-0202

BY MICHAEL FEINGOLD

The word craft can imply skill at either shaping objects or manipulating people, and The Dying Gaul demonstrates that Craig Lucas, when he chooses, can be both craftsmanlike and crafty. Not that the second meaning implies any dishonorable intentions on his part: He exercises his craft for purely virtuous purposes. His new play is a Chinesebox trap into which the audience ...

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