Jerico the Fool and Darshan With Custer, Curious Theatre Branch, at the Lunar Cabaret. It’s always a joy to watch Curious Theatre member Beau O’Reilly in action, and his appearance in Bryn Magnus’s elliptical monologue Jerico the Fool is no exception. Seated in a darkened corner of the Lunar Cabaret stage, O’Reilly delivers Magnus’s extended monologue, about a terminally unlucky working stiff, with so much charm and conviction it’s hard to believe he’s not improvising. Rich as Magnus’s meditations on fishing, drinking, football, and Murphy’s Law are, the key to the production is O’Reilly’s naturalistic performance. He never rises from his reclining position or raises his voice–he doesn’t have to. Few actors can get by with such a bare minimum of facial expressions and gestures. Then again, few actors are as devoted to their craft as O’Reilly.
