By the Waters of Babylon
Ashland, Oregon
Opening Weekend of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
By the Waters of Babylon by Robert Schenkkan
This two-person play commissioned by OSF and written for its stars, Catherine Coulson and Armando Duran, has everything: flawless and inspired acting, cogent story, Deep Meaning, well-weaved metaphors, balance, nuance, comic relief, dense but flowing dialog, character transformation, and, well, what did I leave out?
Unfortunately, something is left out, but damn if I or others in the post-show crowd could put our fingers on it.