"Sean
Tarrant, whose Malvolio was the saving grace of Twelfth
Night a couple of years ago, is back as the braggart Parolles,
and he's better than ever — funnier, stronger and more
confident. Parolles's story follows the same trajectory as
Malvolio's: Both men are narcissistic fools who receive a humiliating
comeuppance, though Tarrant has made them entirely different
people. Here he shows that even a laughingstock like Parolles
has some complexity, humanity, even humor, and there are moments
when we actually like him. (Given Tarrant's natural physical
and vocal gifts, the intelligence and subtlety of his phrasing,
I fear we won't be seeing him in Boulder for many more summers.)"
Westword
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