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Get Your Goat

Published 03.15.06

The storyline of Edward Albee's most controversial play sounds like the set-up for a joke: A successful architect falls in love with a ... I won't finish that sentence, in case you haven't heard what happens. But suffice it to say that The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is at times both funny and appalling, and has been dismissed by some critics as mere shock tactic. But it shouldn't be: Albee is addressing questions about the nature of romantic love that, at the very least, should lead to some good arguments after you leave the theater. And what's more, he's created acting opportunities to die for, in particular some searing scenes between husband and wife that, if done right, you won't be able to forget. Jobsite Theater's cast includes Steve DuMouchel and Monica Merryman; Karla Hartley directs. $10 preview show Wed., March 22, 8 p.m.; March 23-April 9, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 4 p.m. Sun., Shimberg Playhouse, TBPAC, downtown Tampa, $16.50-$21.50, 813-729-7827.

Creative Loafing Tampa

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Get Your Goat