Call me Ishmael. But do not call me late for supper. Last night, we went to the theater and saw the new production of Moby Dick at the Rep. The hook for this revival was the introduction of aerialist to the theater. While hardly the same caliber of aerial stylings as the Chinese Shenyang acrobatic troupe, there introduction was a novel and interesting innovation. All of the ropes and tackle that they used played well with the sets rigging, used to portray the Pequod.

Less pleasing was the length of the production. Did it really require two and a half hours to bring Captain Ahab’s madness to full fruition? He seemed a few cards short of a full deck from the get-go. The Rep has had an on again, off again vibe all season, what with its looming financial problems. Thankfully, these seem to be solved and the Rep will close its season with one more play, August: Osage County. A play whose production of was on the bubble.