Erin Humphry and Blessing Adedijjo in The Moors | Photo by Juniper Simpson Serrano
Victorian Gothic is a whole mood and The Moors, presented by Riot King Art Market, is playing all the hits. Playwright Jen Silverman’s ode to works of the Brontë sisters—with some Henry James creeping around in there too—luxuriates in its tropes while simultaneously subverting them. There’s an isolated estate, a cunning servant, some strange doings by a man of the house who we never see and a young governess, in from the city, who gets seduced by and entangled in the romantic intrigue! It’s sexy and self-aware, entirely campy, yet surprisingly eerie and poignant—a tonal smorgasbord that hits each contrasting note with impressive dexterity. Continue Reading