And Keeney as John Wilkes beautifully captures the rising anger of a young man out of place with his family and set on a course that ultimately will end in destruction.' It’s difficult to call any one actor out as they really do create the story together, but in particular, Belvo is wonderful as Edwin, wrapped up in his continually growing stardom but still tortured by memories of his father, who he watched drink himself to death. 'Everyone involved in The Brutes definitely commits to that vibe, in particular, the cast, which is solid throughout. 'Fellini also acts as costume and props designer, along with assistant Xandra Leigh Parker, and together they’ve created beautiful, (and hipster but in a good way), costumes and props that are of a particular time but also help create the overarching vibe of the play.' 'Performed in the round, Sara Fellini’s direction is fueled by constant movement, helping to create a whirlwind of excitement that then offsets the quiet moments in a lovely way.' The play also contains moments of dinner table talk that shift to more uncomfortable conversations of politics, and all the while a band of “brutes” hover just outside the family scenes representing the dark world of the closing days of the Civil War unfolding just outside the shiny lights of the Booth family drama.' It’s such a smart way to show a theatrical past that ties them together in ways they can’t avoid. and John Wilkes in which they toss intricate passages of Shakespeare back and forth to each other. 'One scene that is particularly satisfying is a battle of words between Junius Jr. Although the focus is on this intimate moment of a family’s history, he definitely also channels the excitement that surrounds their larger story.' Th e layers he creates in terms of the action that’s happening in rehearsal versus what’s happening outside in a divided nation are nuanced and interesting. 'Playwright Casey Wimpee is clearly a history buff, and the history in the play is spot on. Laura Collins Hughes, The New York Times 'It's an irresistibly dramatic scenario: siblings who split between the Union and Confederate sides in a violently divided country, enacting a tragedy about political conspiracy a s a real-life plot bursts into flames around them.'

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