LESSING IS MORE

From: The Village Voice | Date: October 12, 2005| Author: Renner, Pamela | Copyright information

German auteur pares tragedy down to its timeless essence

Real estate developers know that sometimes, to renovate an older house, you have to gut it first. Berlin director Michael Thalheimer's production of Emilia Galotti (at BAM's Next Wave Festival October 12 through 15) doesn't render the 1772 tragedy of playwright Gotthold Ephraim Lessing unrecognizable. But the director does knock out a few walls and staircases along the way to revealing the play's watertight dramatic structure. Yo...

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