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Sophie Gets The Horns By Adriano Shaplin Directed by Rebecca Wright Performed by Kristen Bailey Drew Friedman Adriano Shaplin Mary Tuomanen Stephanie Viola Set by Caitlin Lainoff Lights by Maria Shaplin Costumes by Katherine Fritz Sound by Adriano Shaplin Performed at Incubator Arts Project May 2012 NYC Delicately hilariousa cleareyed ethnography of our own species at a specific developmental stagethe ensemble seems exquisitely tuned to a difficult chord of poignancy and awkwardness. Time Out Absurdly superballuring and intensea supple memory playKristen Bailey renders the inner clash between Sophies innocence and her attempts to exorcise it with a churning accuracy. Backstage Critics Pick Its a great piece of black box theaterAnyone who went to college in the pre911 era will appreciate Riots delicately selfmocking approach to that twilight of the old era back when collegiate alienation wasnt something you posted on your Facebook pagea pop version of the Theater of Cruelty. New York Magazine Director Rebecca Wright teases out precise livedin performances that for the most part maintain a naturalism while fitting into a stylized and fluid productionThe drama works here because of the specific and intelligent performances by the committed actresses.