Rating: 3
Head
KC Fringe Festival
Head is a very ambitious show, third in a string of Fringe Festival efforts from Kyle Hatley. Pretty cool all in all and you've got to admire the sweep and scope of what this guy is trying to do. But on a Fringe time schedule and with limited support, the weaknesses of the piece tend to shine through. Too long, rather preachy and baffling in its dominant theme - these elements will make you roll your eyes from time to time but the play is fascinating and comes to a fine conclusion. Hatley's staging is evocative and very creative, probably on a much higher level than anything else you are going to see at the Fringe. It is the Salome story and, yes, she dances quite finely. Natalie L. (can't spell last name) is truly magnetic in that role and raises the quality of the show whenever she is on stage. There's music, a chorus of dead people and two clowns to keep things moving along but some trimming would be welcome.
read the review at KC Stage
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