Review: Poste Restante by The Secret Agents

by Michael Meigs
Published on December 11, 2011

There are many messages in their post office of the mind. But they're largely wordless, expressed in an ever-surprising modulation of mime, physical comedy, contortion, ballet, puppetry, music and video projection.

I went up to Tim Gallagher after the Secret Agents' first run-through at the Salvage Vanguard on Thursday, congratulated him and asked, "What's the hidden message?"   I know: wrong question.  But I couldn't help myself.  I'm a narrative theatre guy, analyst, reporter, decipherer of mysteries.  And I'd known a fair number of secret agents in my former career, even though I was in the overt diplomatic service, not the covert service.   Tim gave me a grin.  "We …

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