{"id":2027,"date":"2014-05-19T06:22:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T10:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2014-06-17T06:40:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T10:40:59","slug":"tamer-of-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=2027","title":{"rendered":"Tamer of Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Iliad,<\/a>

Hector, Tamer of Horses (photo: farm6.staticflickr.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

A wonderful play by Trenton playwright William Mastrosimone in production through 6\/8 by the Passage Theatre Company<\/a>. Amazing acting (Hector, played by Reynaldo Piniella; Ty Fletcher, by Edward O\u2019Blenis; and Georgiane Fletcher, by Lynnette R. Freeman), and the well-plotted play moves along briskly, exploring the limits of teacher and teaching. The play never descends into sentimentality in dealing with a tough street kid and the middle-class couple that believes it better to try to save him than protect themselves. Direction by the sure-footed Adam Immerwahr.<\/p>\n

The Iliad<\/em> and its hero Hector, Tamer of Horses, also stars, providing enduring lessons to a generation that knows a Trojan as something you buy at the drug store. Homer\u2019s words \u201ctake their place next to urban rap lyrics\u201d as the modern-day Hector and the disaffected teacher \u201cmatch wits in a struggle for Hector’s survival.\u201d Passage Theatre productions appear at Trenton\u2019s easy-to-get-to Mill Hill Playhouse. Secure parking right in front. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n

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