This new production has seen its time cut down by half of the original intended running time, only lasting a crisp 100 minutes with an intermission. An elephant in the room is one thing, but a rhino in the room is a whole different issue. Everything in the play is big, overbearing and obnoxious. The production at American Conservatory Theater of “Rhinoceros,” translated by Derek Prouse is delectably sharp, a production that finds its heart and urgency at the onset, with a very clear vision led by famed director Frank Galati. But that one moment, when Gene feels his skin get a little leatherier, his voice a little more raspy and his moves a bit more schticky, he delves into mindless group dances that often overtakes society and drills us into submission. (Kevin Berne photo)Įugene Ionesco might not have been thinking of mind-numbing dances like the Macarena or the Floss when he penned his great play “Rhinoceros” in 1959. The unkempt appearance of Berenger (David Breitbarth, right) is one of the many quibbles Gene (Matt Decaro) has with him in Eugene Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros,” playing in San Francisco through June 23rd.
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