Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic at Fort Fringe

Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic

Fort Fringe
607 New York Avenue, NW Washington

Set aboard the Titanic (but not about the Titanic), the play explores how we receive information and use this information in a rapidly changing, technological world. The story uses the World’s Largest Metaphor to symbolize the damaged brain, where a ship of fools attempt to subject nature and defy common sense.

Thru - Oct 28, 2012

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $25

Show Type: Performance Art

Running Time: 1 hr; 20 mins with no intermission

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Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"... It’s hard to say that the show eventually harbors snugly; the cast of a dozen-plus is well-drilled, although the musical bits feel uselessly abstruse. Still, it must be heartening for Washington playwright Merino (who wrote this nearly 20 years ago) to have such a sharp team helping him navigate the heavy waters of his daunting 80-minute show. The crew makes a strong bid for seats at Washington theater’s avant-garde table; plenty of chairs, folks. Sit where you like."

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- Nelson Pressley

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"... OMG!!! If you like to learn, if you have a brain in your head, if you like a piece of art that moves through heart, soul, and mind (mind is forgotten in most cases as many plays spoon feed you every single idea that you could possibly need to flesh out the themes of the play without giving you a chance to use your imagination at all), then this is a show that you should jump at."

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- Cyle Durkee

MD Theatre Guide - Somewhat Recommended

"... Of course dramatic irony casts a shadow over the production, as obvious as the outline of the ship sketched out on the stage floor—on a chilly April night in the North Atlantic, the RMS Titanic went down with approximately 1,500 souls still on board, partly due to aesthetics (hence the lifeboat shortage) and partly due to the hubris of a society that dared named a ship “unsinkable.” But in short, Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic is thought provoking, entertaining, and somewhat funny, if occasionally confusing, and works by virtue of a fabulous ensemble cast."

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- Morgan Halvorsen

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

Let’s go ahead and flag playwright Michael Merino’s new ocean-bound brain-bender as the polar opposite of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film. Both harken back to the RMS Titanic’s ill-fated maiden journey in 1912. But the maiden in Cameron’s flick was 22-year-old Kate Winslet, amply endowed and quick to strip for her blonde, blue-eyed Leo in steerage. Who could resist? Let those loose lips sink ships!

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- Hunter Styles

Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic at Fort Fringe