A Review of PSU's School of Theatre's Production of Urinetown
By Jack Briggs Urinetown is one of the those shows that slid under the radar when it got to Broadway. Even with its three Tony wins for best direction, choreography, and orchestration, the hit comedic satire opened on September 21st, 2001, a little over a week after the attacks of 9/11, which explains some of the distraction. Despite this, it's still being performed around the world today. When the PSU School of Theatre put on this satirical comedy, they really were able to put something together that not only honors the original text, but also allows a reflection on how our world has come closer to Urinetown, the place, and farther from Urinetown, the musical. Directed by the School of Theatre's Professor of Practice, David Kersner, Urinetown covers what happens when corporate greed gets in charge of public need. The world of Urinetown is one that is suffering from a lethal drought. It has shaken the Earth and has forced high regulations on water, which affects many things, s...