{"id":11159,"date":"2014-04-11T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T23:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/?p=11159"},"modified":"2014-04-13T12:07:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T19:07:33","slug":"every-five-minutes-features-rod-gnapp-at-his-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/every-five-minutes-features-rod-gnapp-at-his-best\/","title":{"rendered":"EVERY FIVE MINUTES features Rod Gnapp at his best"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harpo (Jomar Tagatac), and Bozo (Patrick Alparone) prepare to bring Mo (Rod Gnapp) home in EVERY FIVE MINUTES at Magic Theatre through April 20. By Linda McLean, directed by Loretta Greco. Photo: Jennifer Reiley<\/p><\/div>\n

Every Five Minutes<\/em>: Drama by Linda McLean and directed by Loretta Greco. Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd\u00a0Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123.\u00a0 415.441.8822<\/a>\u00a0or \u00a0www.magictheatre.org<\/a>. March 26- April 20, 2014 <\/strong><\/p>\n

EVERY <\/em>FIVE<\/em> MINUTES <\/em>features Rod Gnapp at his best [rating:2] (2\/5)
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Linda McLean\u2019s latest play Every Five Minutes <\/em>is being given its world premiere by the Magic Theatre known for its strong commitment to new, innovative and avant-garde theatre. Two years ago they mounted a brilliant production of McLean\u2019s stunning, sharp edged Any Given Day. <\/em>That play was part of Magic\u2019s annual Virgin Play Series where scripts are in various stages of development are read and critiqued. Author McClean, who is highly respected in her native Scotland and throughout the UK, was experimenting with form. She continues that experimentation with Every Five Minutes <\/em>but she misses the mark and seems pretentious.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This time the experimentation is depiction of a mind thrown into turmoil after 17 years of incarceration and torture. It is the mind of her major character Mo being given a superlative performance by local icon Rod Gnapp. His unique ability to create believable characters with tortured and often convoluted minds is legendary. \u00a0His notable most recent time upon the stage were Buried Child<\/em> at the Magic and Storefront<\/em> <\/em>Church<\/em> at SF Playhouse. He is at his best again and single-handedly gives credibility to McLean\u2019s and Magic Theatre\u2019s attempt to give credence to the play.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-linear plays tax the audience\u2019s ability to make sense of time frame shifts and eventually understand what is happening. To aid the audience in this endeavor the author and director Greco use projections with simple \u201cThis Time\u201d, or \u201cThis Time, Before\u201d or \u201cThis Time and Another Time\u201d, or \u201cThis Time but earlier\u201d and later \u201cFrom the Beginning.\u201d Interspersed with these and other projections are a cacophony of sound and light that jar the senses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those blaring sound and lights supposedly are reflections of Mo\u2019s troubled mind. It all begins simply enough when Mo is returned to his home after his hellish incarceration. We learn the convoluted facts in bits and pieces. McLean invents two clowns Bozo (Patrick Alparone) and Harpo (Jomar Tagatac) as figments of \u00a0Mo\u2019s mental deterioration. They verbally and physically abuse and assuage Mo brutalized mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We eventually learn the time frame of the play and Mo\u2019s relationship to his past by the fact that early on there is the birth of baby Molly to Rachael (Carrie Paff) and Ben (Sean San Jose). When Molly enters late in the play (Shawna Michelle James) she is 17 years old and Mo\u2019s faulty recollection becomes a major crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Patrick Alparone and Jomar Tagatac carry the physical burden of the play with professional style being both insidious with a modicum of humor.\u00a0 The charming Maggie Mason gives a solid performance as a Census Taker and other ensemble roles. Carrie Paff and Sean San Jose are underutilized in their parts adding little to McLean\u2019s experimentation with decent into madness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Running time a long, long 90 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAST: Rod Gnapp, Mo; Mia Tagano, Sara; Sean San Jos\u00e9, Ben; Carrie Paff, Rachel; Patrick Alparone, Bozo; JomarTagatac, Harpo; \u00a0Maggie Mason, Census Taker; \u00a0Shawna Michelle James, Molly. <\/strong><\/p>\n

CREATIVE TEAM: Set and light design by Eric Southern, costume design by Alex Jaeger, sound design by Sara Huddleston, and innovative video and projection design by \u00a0Hana Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kedar K. Adour, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Courtesy of www.theatreworldinternetmagazine.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Harpo (Jomar Tagatac), and Bozo (Patrick Alparone) prepare to bring Mo (Rod Gnapp) home in EVERY FIVE MINUTES at Magic Theatre through April 20. By Linda McLean, directed by Loretta Greco. Photo: Jennifer Reiley<\/p>\n

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Harpo (Jomar Tagatac) and Bozo (Patrick Alparone) ) in EVERY FIVE MINUTES at Magic Theatre through April 20. By Linda McLean, directed by Loretta Greco. Photo: Jennifer Reiley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every Five Minutes: Drama by Linda McLean and directed by Loretta Greco. Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D, 3rd\u00a0Floor, San Francisco, CA 94123.\u00a0 415.441.8822\u00a0or \u00a0www.magictheatre.org. March…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11159","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kedar-k-adour"},"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"