Topic: The Overwhelming

The Overwhelming - 11:35AM on 10/19/2007

News Article: The Overwhelming

J.T. Rogers' somber drama about Americans in Rwanda turns out to be predictable and clunky.

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Were you expecting a different ending? - 4:41PM on 10/25/2007

Not knowing how the play ends is like expecting a surprise at the conclusion of Titanic. Anyone with knowledge of history knows what happened.

The play is engrossing and more interesting than most plays out there. It has flaws, but it works. It requires focus and attention. There are no special effects.

The set was quite functional and you were only confused if you were not paying attention, which I assume you werent since you didnt notice those were cabbages on stage--not lettuce.