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With its raptors, mice and music, \u201cEnron\u201d is decidedly outside the realm of reality. It is delicious satire as well. The theater lover may feel as if he or she has fallen into the honeypot, what with the simultaneous opening of another satire, \u201cHonky,\u201d at San Diego Rep. Moreover, as my friend attests, even the avid reader of the events that led to the collapse of Enron in 2001 did not have so clear a view of its causes. In other words, what \u201cEnron\u201d achieves is much more than a dry case study. It achieves clarity and entertains at the same time.<\/p>\n
Enron owner Ken Lay (Mark C. Petrich) appoints a daring darling named Jeffrey Skilling (the amazing Max Macke) to the position of chief executive officer. In turn, Skilling appoints the clever, morally pliable Andy Fastow (Eddie Yaroch) as chief financial officer. Fastow conceives an ingenious way to disguise Enron\u2019s losses by creating a fictitious corporation in which to hide them, even persuading auditors from the Arthur Anderson accounting firm to participate in the ruse. The whistleblower may have been Claudia Roe (perfectly cast Lisel Gorell-Getz), who had expected to become CEO.<\/p>\n
Macke, who\u2019s been seen in numerous roles at Carlsbad\u2019s New Village Arts, exceeds all previous performances on San Diego stages as Skilling, and he does it without breaking a sweat. He is one of the founding members of the late, lamented Poor Players, where he played numerous Shakespeare roles. This is fitting, because \u201cEnron\u201d has been compared to \u201cKing Lear.\u201d<\/p>\n Playing multiple roles are James P. Darvas, Don Evans, Jo Anne Glover, Alexander Guzman, Robert Kirk, Sandra Ruiz and Savvy Scoppeletti. Director Jennifer Eve Thorn, whose instincts are impeccable, cast her own daughter, Penelope, who is in first grade, to be Skillings\u2019 daughter in Tim Nottage\u2019s projections. This bit of nepotism is deeply appreciated because it is part and parcel of Moxie\u2019s raison d\u2019etre<\/i>. Long may they wave.<\/p>\n In addition to Nottage\u2019s scenic and projection design, the creative team includes Javier Velasco, choreographer; Jennifer Brawn Gittings, costumes; Matt Lescault-Wood, sound; Christopher Renda, lighting; Emily Smith, masks and crafts; and Angelica Ynfante, properties.<\/p>\n San Diegans may feel more involved than people from cities other than Houston, which is where the play is set and where Enron was headquartered: Enron had a highly visible presence here. For their criminal acts, the principals were sentenced to prison and the Arthur Anderson firm was forced out of business.<\/p>\n \u2014Charlene Baldridge has been writing about the arts since 1979. Her book \u201cSan Diego, Jewel of the California Coast\u201d (Northland Publishing) is currently available in bookstores. Write to her at charb81@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>