Bartleby the Scrivener

after Herman Melville

by R. L. Lane

directed by Richard Cotovsky

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.

2009

Smith plays Bartleby with an eerie stillness, like a scrivening Buster Keaton.
— Time Out Chicago
Kevin V. Smith was brilliant as the restrained Bartleby. Smith stands still with a frozen expression for minutes at a time in one of the most disciplined performances I’ve witnessed in many a year.
— Chicago Critic
Kevin V. Smith gives [Bartleby] the right placid exterior.
— Chicago Tribune
Kevin V. Smith is perfectly freakish as Bartleby. Unwavering in his oddity, he embodies the startling strangeness of this pathetic character with complete conviction and believability.
— Chicago Stage Review

Photos Kirstie Shanley; Carlo Lorenzo Garcia