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Vomit Talk of Ghosts

by by Kevin Oakes
article by J.H. Tompkins in SF Bay Guardian 8 Days A Week (July 9, 2003)

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Haunting The Cutting Ball Theater Web site describes Kevin Oakes's Vomit Talk of Ghosts as "Peter Pan as it might have been written by Jean Genet" – which, I swear, is exactly what I had in mind. But in this post-Blair (Jayson, not Tony – the former's still breathing) era, you can't attribute too widely, so there you have it. Cutting Ball likes to present edgy, challenging work without the comfort and safety of linear plot or familiar circumstance to turn to. Vomit Talk concerns a small girl who channels and is unnaturally close to a possessive phantom – the Deadman. She's got a flock of acolytes, an obsessive spirit, and parents who facilitate the relationship, so when it's time to call the whole thing off, things get difficult. Under the leadership of Rob Melrose – who directs this coproduction with Intersection for the Arts – Cutting Ball's work gets better each time out. Through Aug. 16. Opens tonight, 8 p.m. Runs Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor, S.F. $12-$20. (415) 419-3584, www.cuttingball.com. (J.H. Tompkins)

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