The title of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This suggests
it will be inflammatory and tempestuous. Knowing that its original New
York production starred John Malkovich and Joan Allen might heighten
your expectation that a local production by New Edgecliff Theatre (NET)
would pin you to the wall. Featuring Nathan Neorr’s energetic
performance as the crazed Pale, a man hopped up on grief, drugs and
booze (the role Malkovich inhabited in 1987), there’s potential for a
riveting production.
