Fisher’s smart questions elicit both useful and humorous responses from Petzold throughout.
Instead of understanding the femme fatale as a genre staple, Grossman wants to dispense of the characterization altogether.
It takes some nerve for a playwright to adapt a fellow playwright’s work, especially since most reworkings come a cropper.
Unfortunately, I had to make my escape from Noir City after Friday’s showing of Slattery’s Hurricane, so I missed the final two days of the festival.