Huck Finn
Children's Theatre Company
Star Tribune- Recommended
"...British director Greg Banks first adapted Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for Children's Theatre in March 2007. The revival of that big-hearted production, which opened in Minneapolis over the weekend, is like a campfire story delicately and artfully retold."
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Rohan Preston
Twin Cities Pioneer Press- Recommended
"...Holt and Akyea make the scenes simple yet powerful when the barriers break down between them.
It's a story about the essential American ideal of equality, and it's to the cast's credit that each character is a distinctively drawn individual. Sigmund's versatility shines through, portraying Huck's abusive alcoholic father, the puckish Tom Sawyer, even a house and a riverboat. While Jim has moments of superstitious fright that could be cartoonish in lesser hands, Akyea consistently brings out his dignity and open-hearted nature."
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Rob Hubbard
How Was The Show- Somewhat Recommended
"...ut as a result, Huck’s dilemma – Should I rat Jim out? Write to the widow and tell her where her “property” is? – doesn’t really land. It seems forced, as does the apparent willingness of the other characters to take advantage of Jim’s vulnerability. We know Jim is the finest example of humanity in the story; nothing untoward will happen to him. Huck Finn thus lacks suspense, a problem exacerbated by the loss of so much story material."
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John Olive
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