Review: The Beautiful People by Steven Wilson

by Michael Meigs
Published on October 19, 2013

Director Steven Wilson has elicited a deeper sense from the story, one that's perhaps more in keeping with our modern sensibilities. As Atkinson comments, Saroyan is no Pinero, no devotee of the 'well-made play'; and in our jagged world, that's fine with us.

Don't let this gem flicker past you.  Saroyan's gentle, quizzical one-act from 1941 isn't well known, and you're not likely to get the opportunity to enjoy it ever again.  MFA candidate in directing Steven Wilson has magicked forth this evening with some powerful help, and it's a revelation of theatre and acting craft nestled within a revival.   You'll see nothing like it anytime soon. In Austin terms it's as if Norman Blumensaadt's devoted exploration …

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