War, brutality, despair and cryptic storytelling fill the U.S. premiere. Matthew McCray directs.Enigmatic anecdote is the currency of Martin Crimp's "The City," having its U.S. premiere at Son of Semele Theater in a production directed by artistic director Matthew McCray. The characters don't so much engage in dialogue as indulge in a cryptic form of storytelling, in which puzzling incidents are set against a backgro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM on August 22, 2012