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Presented by Science Fiction Theatre Company
By A. Vincent Ularich
Directed by Anna Trachtman
The Factory Theatre
Boston, MA
May 10th – May 25th, 2013
Review by Craig Idlebrook
(Boston) Oh, science fiction looks so easy to do when you have a CGI budget and a sleek deck of a starship to command, but it can be deadly to stage, especially when you’re working with a new play. It’s then that we learn that space thrusters look ridiculous when constructed by duct tape, and phrases like “reverse the ion thrusters” just don’t roll off the tongue.
That’s what makes the sci-fi play Solace, written by Boston playwright A. Vincent Ularich, such a marvel. For my money, this production, staged imaginatively and thoughtfully by the Science Fiction Theatre Company, is the sweetest surprise of the theater season. Ularich, director Anna Trachtman and the strong overall cast have conjured up a love story about the future that retains all the heart of the present. This play’s flaws quickly fell by the wayside, as I was drawn into the funny, sad and evocative world created on stage. Continue reading
