We should have been suspicious when art director Emil Kang suggested that we let the performance wash over us in his (long-winded, as usual) introduction. Carl Hancock Rux’s Mycenaean started out with lots of interest, but then slowed down terribly for the last half and lost me. I’m sure the slow down was intentional and relating to the subject matter of sleep and dreams, but the actors’ murmurings weren’t intelligible enough to keep my attention.
Mycenaean included several video screens and actors playing various roles or dancing or singing to produce a single conglomerate performance. Part of the video was live from a camera held by one of the actors. The segments that had dialog were very well done with parts requiring precise timing from the actors as they interrupted one another and sometimes spoke over one another.
Carl Hancock Rux had a relatively minor part, playing a Mycenaean soldier appearing in dreams of contemporary characters. I didn’t know what to expect coming in, but he had a very rich voice, and I think some attendees were fans of his music and were disappointed that he didn’t sing more.