The Gypsy Chain
While the dirigo group should be applauded for the scope of The Gypsy Chain, this ensemble-developed project about Earth First! activist David "Gypsy" Chain, who was killed defending the forests of Northern California from illegal clear-cutting, the onstage effectiveness of the work falls short of its sociopolitical message, while Gypsy's personal story is lost in the muddied construction of a play that isn't sure exactly what it wants to be.
"...of The Gypsy Chain falls well short of its sociopolitical message, while the personal angle, Gypsy's story, is often..."
Aug. 24, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar