Coppertone IV: Hell

"Hot Show of the Week: In Mean, the devil doesn’t just stare you in the face. He prances all around you and executes mayhem while you watch in terror." "Matthew Posey’s latest original work at the Ochre House is a remarkable creation, perhaps a work of genius." "Despite the aura of menace, the first act of Mean is actually fun. Some of the musical’s original songs are catchy enough you can grab on to the tunes. It’s after intermission that things turn painful." Read more

"Like so many of Ochre House's productions, Mean has a mesmerizing quality that makes it entertaining and disturbing." "Posey's staging of the musical numbers creates beautiful pictures of terrible things." "There's a surprising amount of good dancing in this show, choreographed by the team of Muñoz and Delilah Buitron." Read more

"I'll give this to Posey and company: they don't flinch. This is a compelling production, spooky in its implications about the nature of evil, particularly in the startling final tableau." "Mean grabs the audience and doesn't let go. You're immersed in the atmosphere of the White Horse as soon as you step inside the Ochre House." Read more

"Probably Euripides in his own time was as disturbing as this show is. Mean is likely the closest we’ll ever come to experiencing that" Read more