But the production makes less use of the elegant playing space at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center than ASP’s charming Twelfth Night did. John Kuntz, appearing to direct himself in the manner of his zany one-man shows, renders the peddling rogue Autolycus less crafty than manic — though the character could give Fagin a less or two in the art of purse snatching. (Perhaps ASP should make him a fundraiser.) And the comic overacting bug proves catching, spreading like flu to Doug Lockwood as the amiable, sheep-minding Clown. A teddy bear seems a cloying stand-in for the dead prince Mamillius, whose absence mars the play’s happily-ever-after. And goodness knows what theatergoers unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction, “Exit, pursued by a bear,” make of the black-draped, multi-headed clump that chases the unfortunate Antigonus from the stage.
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