Martin Benson returned to Wit , having directed its world premier at South Coast Repertory Theatre. His direction was fluid, with the high speed, somewhat inhuman pace of hospital life, where the tempo is literally a matter of life, death and efficiency. Scott Weldin designed a sparse and antiseptic box of a world consisting of white sliding panels which, along with Paulie Jenkins' light design, created a harsh, inhuman space, fleshed out by our own memories of hospital visits. It is my fervent belief that awards for best dramas or musicals should go to shows that not only are artistic triumphs, but which will have a life outside their original runs as well. For these are the shows that further theater and give it an infusion of new life.
Wit is all that and more.
I left feeling that I not only got to know one of the most three dimensional characters ever created for the stage, but I also learned about an author I had never experienced before. Wit runs at Seattle Repertory Theatre through November 20th.