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'Misalliance': A Perfect Crash Landing

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20031010
Author:Peter Marks

The modern age is christened with a bang in Center Stage's exceptional revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance." Into the roof of an English country house slams an early-model airplane, a mishap that not only inflicts significant trauma on a skylight but also concretely establishes the clash at the heart of Shaw's juicy comedy of social upheaval.

As with every other risible twist in the play, the crash is handled with hilarious dexterity by director Irene Lewis and her crack design team. The noise of an approaching plane, expertly approximated by sound designer David Budries, rumbles ...

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