A Wrinkle in Time, Kreeger Theatre, Arena Stage, Washington, DC
The company of A Wrinkle in Time at Arena Stage. Photo credit: T. Charles Erickson Photography. Much of the time when I attend the theatre, I am fairly well-acquainted with the material, but once in a while I see something about which I know nothing – or almost nothing. Despite the fact that it is based on what I now know to be a noted, award-winning young adult novel, my near-complete ignorance of the material allowed me to experience the world-premiere musical adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time on its own merits. I cannot speak to how faithful it may be to its source, I can only respond to what I see and experience in the theatre. Arena Stage closes out its season with this daring, creatively rich production. There is much here to be enjoyed and admired – perhaps too much. The plot is both simple and complex: Meg, a girl (whose age is vague) and her little brother, Charles Wallace, along with Calvin, one of the girl’s classmates, embark on a journey through...