When the Keegan Theatre tackled "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" they did so with gusto. Set in the famous Parisian bar in the first decade of the 20th century, the play poses what might be the possible conversations between two patrons...Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.  Comedian/playwright Steve Martin knows a lot about collecting fine art and performing absurd comedy as well as thinking about what makes geniuses tick.  The Keegan knows a lot about how to translate these features with perfect timing into a fantasy that combines the physicality of the lively characters with great intelligence.  Mark Rhea is a swaggering Picasso and Eric Lucas is a lively Einstein. The lusty cast includes Rich Montgomery and James A. Howard a the bartender and bar regular; Mick Tender as an exuberant art dealer; and Brian Randall as a bizarre inventor. There are, of course, lots of women to be admired, grabbed and danced away with as well as a time traveler whose surprise visit fits in perfectly with the discussion of where all of this is going.  The show's not perfect, but it is so good with fun for both the mind and the spirit that no one cares. Scott Pafumi directed with Dan Martin on light and sound, George Lucas for set and Mark Vetsch for costumes. For a delight of a show with insight into what art and science and all that stuff might be about...don't miss this gem. (To 8/19)

Reviewed by Celia Sharpe, 29 July 2006 

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