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Like & Murder Cake

by Diane di Prima
review in SF Bay Guardian March 12, 1999

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A stellar member of
the beat pantheon, writer Diane di Prima cofounded the New
York Poets Theatre in the early '60s, and both of these "word
scores" date from that period. Like is an elliptical satire on
middle-class complacency, while Murder Cake leaps into
full-blown dream logic marinated in classical literature. The
language is delicious, and there are intimations of di Prima's
mature power, but the poet has come a long way since these
pieces, which seem distinctly of their time. Despite a few
strong performers, the production is disappointingly
amateurish and predictable even at its most surreal.
(Rosenstein) $10. Tues-Wed, 7pm. Through Wed/26.

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