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"...In the new play Kill Socrates: A Comedy, making its Arizona premiere in a smartly directed and well-cast production at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre, playwright Amanda Schaar uses comedy, witty wordplay, and modern sensibilities to take us inside the mind of Socrates to witness his thoughts and feelings on the day of, and the moments after, his trial and up to his subsequent death. With funny dialogue and well-written characterizations, Schaar has crafted a drama that is very humorous while also moving and ultimately heartbreaking....Tom Koelbel is direct, clear and forceful as Socrates, a man who is deeply convinced that he did nothing wrong and someone who, while he questions the way things are done, is also committed to obeying the laws....Koelbel delivers a beautiful performance. Van Rockwell does a good job depicting Socrates' friend Phaedo, who is struggling with his own predicament concerning his relationship with his father....J. Kevin Tallent expertly plays two completely different roles...his portrayal of Meletus is a downright hoot. His varied, repeated and loud proclamations to "think of the children" whenever he is at a loss for words during the trial, and as basically his main proof of evidence of Socrates' guilt, are hilarious. He is just as good in act two, when he returns in a dramatic role as the quiet, simple and friendly guard....a winning production of a funny, charming, moving, interesting and intriguing new play." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
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