I had the opportunity to catch the Orlando Theatre Project preview night showing of Underneath the Lintel, a one-man play written by Glen Berger, following the personal investigation of a Dutch librarian as he discovers many curious coincidences linked to a library book returned over one-hundred years past due.
Starring Kristian Truelsen, who directed the OTP production of Copenhagen, Underneath the Lintel is an obsessive-compulsive's account of how something seemingly insignificant can really grab ones attention and alter the focus of their life. As he begins to look into writing left behind in the book returned 113 years late, the Librarian uncovers a series of clues which lead him down a path he would have never considered before. Solitude and order run this man's life and as he begins to observe what appears to be a series of unrelated incidents, his life is turned upside down.
Meticulous and comedic, Underneath the Lintel does tend to drag out slightly in a few sections but due in no part to the performance or direction. Riddled with great dialogue, a slide-show to help take you along the Librarian's world journey to find the truth and a few key props, this relatively short (approximate runtime: one and a half hours) and non-intermissioned play is as unexpected as it is entertaining. If you would like an evening of non-traditional entertainment and care to support local arts, be sure to look into Underneath the Lintel.
Underneath the Lintel
Presented by the Orlando Theatre Project
Directed by Doug Truelsen
Starring Kristian Truelsen as "The Librarian"
Show Information
06 May 2004 to 23 May 2004
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 08:00 PM
Sunday at 02:00 PM
General Admission: $22.00
Seniors and Students: $18.00
Location
Fine Arts Theatre at Seminole Community College
100 Weldon Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773
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