BLASTED
written by Sarah Kane
directed by Will Detlefsen
with Marie Botha, Jason De Beer, Logan George
set design by Jason Sherwood
lighting design by Marika Kent
sound design by Aiden Zev Meyer
costume design by Olivia Hunt
stage managed by Skyler Gallun
Duo Theatre | New York, NY | 2013
"Detlefsen represents Kane’s violence thoroughly and completely. There is no sex with pants on or conveniently-covered stage combat, and every orgasm is reached in due time. Perhaps the most disturbing bit of stage action is actor Logan George’s hurried eating of two full English breakfasts with one bare hand, simply because he performs the action fully."
"But Detlefsen’s direction, while thorough, is also simple and minimal, staging the text sans flourish or unnecessary abstraction. And the simplicity is a rich simplicity, replete with sharp textual understanding. A deep current of palpable emotional trauma courses steadily through every violent scene, leaving no empty displays of horror."
"Detlefsen’s Blasted is a successfully executed staging of a difficult play. But, more importantly, it’s a keenly relevant one. Detlefsen subtly accentuates the unsettling satire underneath this seeming horror flick of a play."
Teri Madonna, Not Your Average Downtown
written by Sarah Kane
directed by Will Detlefsen
with Marie Botha, Jason De Beer, Logan George
set design by Jason Sherwood
lighting design by Marika Kent
sound design by Aiden Zev Meyer
costume design by Olivia Hunt
stage managed by Skyler Gallun
Duo Theatre | New York, NY | 2013
"Detlefsen represents Kane’s violence thoroughly and completely. There is no sex with pants on or conveniently-covered stage combat, and every orgasm is reached in due time. Perhaps the most disturbing bit of stage action is actor Logan George’s hurried eating of two full English breakfasts with one bare hand, simply because he performs the action fully."
"But Detlefsen’s direction, while thorough, is also simple and minimal, staging the text sans flourish or unnecessary abstraction. And the simplicity is a rich simplicity, replete with sharp textual understanding. A deep current of palpable emotional trauma courses steadily through every violent scene, leaving no empty displays of horror."
"Detlefsen’s Blasted is a successfully executed staging of a difficult play. But, more importantly, it’s a keenly relevant one. Detlefsen subtly accentuates the unsettling satire underneath this seeming horror flick of a play."
Teri Madonna, Not Your Average Downtown