When it comes to plays about capitalism, American Buffalo is, shall we say, the coin of the realm. And the production of this 50-year-old gem, now at None Too Fragile theater in Akron, gleams like the mint-condition, rare nickel referenced in the title.
This powerful and complex psychodrama by David Mamet, written before his back dive into right-wing politics and conspiracy theories, bristles with all the playwright's signature moves. And the three-person cast handles the material with such fluid mastery, under the direction of Sean Derry, that you will be transported to their little hole-in-the-wall thrift shop where big dreams are born and promptly die.
Don is visited by two friends . Bobby is a slow-witted hanger-on who is always cadging Donny for some money. Then Teach shows up, in a flurry of outrage over an assumed slight he suffered at the hands of a woman they all know. Sure, there eventually is a plot afoot to glom onto the valuable aforementioned five-cent piece along with the whole rare coin collection of a dupe they've spotted. But that plot device is far less interesting than the performances on NTF's magnificently cluttered NTF stage.
Teffner is the volatile Teach and he vibrates with imminent danger, even with script in hand. Of course, he may be off-book by the time you see AB—which you most certainly should—but that will likely only make his performance better. If that's possible.
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