The Man Who Sold the World

David Ortolano—MTC Up the Alley

[Editor Note: This show was re-titled the title in the program is “The Burning Man Who Sold the World”]

David Ortolano has talent. There is no doubt. He is confident, smooth and I would like to see what he could do with a more polished production. This is no sort of a comedic show as claimed in the program. How can you claim that when there is not one laugh? This needs to go back to the workshop and be honed and improved. Good premise but you never really care and that’s the death of a play. He needs to concentrate on the main story as the two plots only serve to confuse and weaken the major one. The audience was not thrilled and nor was I. Being selected in a lottery does not mean you have a worthwhile play. I felt burned.

Lisa Campbell