Plenty of swordplay at the Norris Theatre
Henry Alexander Kelly as Porthos, Connor Sullivan as D’Artagnan, Ross Hellwig as Athos, Justin Ray as Aramis. Photo: Ed KriegerAction heroes “The Three Musketeers” The Norris Theatre should be commended for taking on a play that has never been staged west of the Alleghenies. On the other hand, who hasn’t heard of “The Three Musketeers,” the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas? A can’t miss show, right? Well, let’s have a look… Written by Catherine Bush, a prolific playwright based in Virginia, this adaptation is largely true to the novel, in so much as a 600-page opus can be condensed to about 90 minutes of performance. This means that the show’s cast of 17 often assumes multiple roles, although it’s not the first time in theater history that actors have had to scramble out of one costume and into another. Besides which, the single set has to accommodate (with minimal lighting and prop changes) some 20 locations. Directed at a brisk pace by Orestes Arcuni, “The Three Musketeers” doesn’t dawdle. Arcuni helmed last season’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” but this production is a better showcase for his skills at making sure actors are always on the move, emerging from one corner just as…
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