Duke & Roya Review. Repercussions from American Involvement in a Foreign War
7 / 10
The events of the last few days make Duke’s line extraordinarily timely, and would likely heighten interest in a suspenseful and pointed story of an American’s clueless and disastrous entanglement with a foreigner, presented as a microcosm of America’s entanglement with foreign countries. The timing might even boost something less political, a steamy romance set against a background of danger and intrigue. The production lands somewhere in-between pointed tale and romance, not completely satisfying as either, despite a charming four-member cast. Like other promising moments in the play, little is made of Duke’s line about America’s wars.
