RENAISSANCE PEOPLE'S MEDIA: Willie Reviews Nathan Schram’s “Oak and the Ghost”
RENAISSANCE PEOPLE'S MEDIA: Willie Reviews Nathan Schram’s “Oak and the Ghost”
BY WILLIE MCDONAGH
“Oak and Ghost’s greatest strength is its constant aspiration to appear bigger than it is. The themes, both philosophical and musical, are big, but the ensemble is purposely small. The goal of the production is to build a magnificent colossus out of mirrors and trickery. Seen as a winking critique of unrestrained ambition, it works perfectly. And seen as an achievement of music-making, it’s just as great.”