Keldrick Crowder performing Cymbeline outdoors.
A mention of Keldrick Crowder in review of his performance in The Drilling Company’s production of Cymbeline outdoors at the Municipal Parking Lot at Ludlow and Broome Streets on the Lower East Side.
Playing Shakespeare outdoors and unamplified runs the risk of losing choice words to the air. Some of Cymbeline‘s performers were largely inaudible when out of range. Amanda Dillard (Imogen) delivered nearly everything at irritating screech pitch. But Philip Rossi‘s Posthumus Leonatus and Lukas Raphael‘s Iachimo, the two enemies, have wonderful voices that project just enough while retaining suppleness and subtlety. The same can be said for Byrne. For the show’s vocal champion, though, see Keldrick Crowder, Cymbeline himself, who has a voice like solar wind and body language to match. If you go, you might catch a glimpse of Crowder “offstage,” practicing what looks like qigong and silently mouthing his upcoming lines before heading back for the final scene. All part of the fun!
| Credit Type | Production | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | Most Dangerous Man in America | 2014-15 Season |