Fairy Tale From Underworld ; 'Skriker' On Mission to Savethe Earth
The Washington Times › December 08, 2006
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These aren't your garden-variety fairies. The mythical creatures in "The Skriker," English playwright Caryl Churchill's cautionary fable, are not wee pixies with gossamer wings and tinkly laughs. They are grubby, primal sprites that look like they just crawled out from under some tree bark.
Not only light years away from Queen Mab and Titania, these needy, fearsome fairies as startlingly rendered by costume designer Pei Lee in Forum Theatre and Dance's visually stunning production resemble feverish images from Francis Bacon paintings.See the full content of this document
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Fairy Tale From Underworld ; 'Skriker' On Mission to Savethe Earth
Among the nightmarish creations preying on human beings are a horned entity called Johnny Squarefoot (Cliff Williams III) and a gremlin that goes by the ...
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