It's a concept that stays interesting for about half of the first act, but wears thin when there is still too much play left. Costumes are uniformly red and black, with little variation or attempt to create character. Lighting is murky, filled with deep shadows and narrow pools of light. These production choices throw heavy focus back on the actors, giving increased importance to the spoken word. Although there are some exceptions, the university cast, as a whole, isn't up to that demand.
Dialogue lacks sharpness, clarity and variety.
Nevertheless, Danel Verdugo does well in her short appearance as Martha, and Carr has some good moments as the elder Faust in Act One. In Act Two, the Faust personality is split into two opposing younger halves, played by Davis and Kushi. As Mephistopheles, Goods has all the oily lines, while Lee dances and pantomimes the character's female nature. The cumulative effect of all the rhyming, carting, dooming and glooming is to make one edgy and impatient. Fortunately, the bargain I made with my feet allowed me to leave the theatre, regretting only a little that I missed the orgy scene on Walpurgis Night and Gretchen's trip to the guillotine for having murdered her child.