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Chicago: what happened in the Marabar Caves?(FRONT & CENTER)(Book review)

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From: American Theatre
Date: 20080401
Author:DeSmith, Christy

In Vitalist Theatre's production of A Passage to India, which runs through May 18, scenes from E.M. Forster's great 1924 novel are transposed, regardless of chronology or place, to create what artistic director Elizabeth Carlin-Metz calls "meta-realism"--a stage reality that reflects the characters' experiences in ways an orderly text never could. Forster's tale, set during the British Raj, the U.K.'s rule of India, is packed with the kind of incident (rude clashes of culture, a sensational rape trial) that lends itself to soap-opera-style treatment--but with its 11-year track ...

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