Thornton Wilder's experiments were gentler than those of the French wild man Alfred Jarry, whose manic and profane "Ubu Roi" scandalized Paris and prefigured Dada in 1896. Both men are being showcased now, and you'd rather spend time with Wilder: His beloved "Our Town" is getting a surprisingly effective clowning twist from Faction of Fools, while Jarry's life and work come off as antic and unbearable in a new piece …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM on June 2, 2015