1984
Intermedia Arts
Star Tribune- Highly Recommended
"...Theatre Pro Rata’s “1984” is not for the faint-hearted. From the moment audiences are presented with a limp shackled body center stage as they enter the theater to the final chilling denouement, this production delivers George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel as a visceral jab to the guts. And the fact that it’s a brilliantly executed punch doesn’t make it any easier to endure."
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Lisa Brock
Twin Cities Daily Planet- Highly Recommended
"...1984 isn’t for the faint of heart. But it’s a production that earns everything it takes out of its audience. Only something this honest could be this unsettling. Theatre Pro Rata’s production of 1984 is a timely reminder of the things we need to guard against, as well as the things we’ve already grown accustomed to that perhaps we should be rethinking. While we still have time. The year 1984 may be in our past, but the world of 1984 still lingers in our future, just a couple of steps sideways from where we live now. 1984 is a horror story that makes you think. Like any good scare, it sticks with you long after the lights come up."
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Mattthew Everett
Twin Cities Pioneer Press- Somewhat Recommended
"...William Goblirsch, Emily Dussault, Brian Columbus and Kory LaQuess Pullam play the four party members tasked to "cure" Smith of his "insanity" with various levels of enthusiasm and with various flirtations of thoughtcrimes of their own. The characters themselves are amorphous and problematic -- sometimes sympathetic and sometimes horrified at the proceedings in which they are participating. It's a difficult line to draw, and one of a number of challenges only partially met in this telling of "1984.""
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Dominic Papatola
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