by Mike Hoban

 

The Nether – Written by Jennifer Haley; Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz. Creative Team: Rebecca Lehrhoff (Set Design), Coriana Hunt Swartz (Costume Design); Connor Van Ness (Lighting Design); Kyle Lampe; (Sound Design). Presented by Flat Earth Theatre at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown through June 23.

 

As I was walking into the Mosesian Theater to see Flat Earth’s compelling and disturbing production of Jennifer Haley’s The Nether, I casually asked a fellow reviewer if they had read anything about the play that we were about to see. They responded no, that they usually prefer to not to know anything about a play before seeing it. “Probably a good idea,” I remarked, not knowing that this production would perhaps be the single best case one could make for that practice. Suffice to say that while knowing the subject matter beforehand could deter some folks from attending, I can say without reservation that it would be a shame to miss this remarkable and thought-provoking piece.

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