Jonathan Bank and his Mint Theater Company now give us another superior production in Temporal Powers, the 1932 play by Teresa Deevy about working-class Irish in 1927. This complex tale of money/poverty, right/wrong, working the land/working at a job and, basically, surviving in a broken-down economy, has a flawless cast topped by the radiant Rosie Benton who taps the deep wells of emotion and into her stoic husband played by Aidan Redmond.
The marvelous set by Vicki R. Davis gives us an amazingly detailed crumbling solidity, and, as lighted by Jeff Nellis, it seems to have changing dimension. Banks directs with clarity and total believability.
I wish the dialect coach, Amy Stoller, had opted for more communication and less authenticity, but the fine acting, the action and interaction in the play is clear and the superb cast, each in an unforgettable characterization, held me for the three acts of Temporal Powers. The Mint Theater is unique - bringing back forgotten theater gems and beautifully mounting them.
