Pillowman has killer cast

On the page, Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman deftly blends violence with comedy so that the reader both laughs out loud and winces. But it takes a live production, played with exuberance and conviction, to really make the script sing. Wiess Tabletop Theater's production of The Pillowman is full of moments that are guaranteed to impress you. Director Jocelyn Wright, a Wiess College senior, and the rest of her cast largely succeed at bringing this production to life through a myriad of little details that suggest they have put in a lot of rehearsal time. The basic framing device for The Pillowman's plot is the tried-and-true police interrogation scene.