A Real Boy by
15 Jan. 2018
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With sensitivity and sharp humor, Kaplan creates a fully-realized world — where two puppets are parents to a non-puppet kindergartener — in this play that explores the bounds of fitting in. Kaplan packs each character with terrific inventory and makes this fantastic voyage seem so real — And so relevant. Exquisite descriptions of puppet gesture and movement evoke a deep empathy — A brilliant choice. I long to see a production — With puppets baking, puppets doing dishes, puppets tangling with bureaucracy — The show also features a rare commodity: A contemporary, fully-developed character for a child actor. Bravo! ”