Review: Richard III (Oak Park Festival Theatre)
A big challenge for the show is the less-than-ideal acoustics of Austin Gardens. Competing with planes, cicadas and the occasional siren, the cast is forced to deliver most of the text at top volume - this over-amplification doesn't always translate into clarity, it just makes the muddle noisier. Additionally, with everyone in loud mode, there's not a lot of room for nuance in tone. Conspiratorial whispers lose their…