Saroyan Brilliantly Reconstructed at Washington Hall
William Saroyan once described his 1939 award winning play, “The Time of Your Life” as “a circus, an essay, a vaudeville…a comedy, a tragedy, a lecture—anything you want it to be. It was way out there, radical and all over the map for its time.” Saroyan’s spirit should be smiling broadly over the wild shenanigans conjured up by director Ryan Guzzo Purcell and the Williams Project for its production of his work currently on display at the Washington Hall. In his program notes Purcell explains that he wants to “blow some dust off, find what remains and make room for something new” for this American classic. You really should see for yourself how successfully the director and his team meet their dramatic goals.