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`Scarlett Letter' eludes emotional connection.(ENTERTAINMENT)

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From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Date: 20070108
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Byline: Paul Kolas

COLUMN: THEATER REVIEW

WORCESTER - Foothills Theatre's somber rendition of playwright Phyllis Nagy's adapation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's celebrated novel of 17th-century adultery, "The Scarlett Letter," certainly boasted finely wrought performances from its cast of seven yesterday afternoon, yet its alternately lulling and engaging narrative pacing curiously thwarts a satisfying emotional connection.

Part of the problem stems from the fact that Nagy's adaptation feels too schematic and abstract at times, as if we've been thrust into the middle of a ...

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