From left, Robert Langdon (Christian Vaughn-Munck) and Sophie Neveu (Alli Gamlen) discover a cryptex as their next clue in ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ the thrilling stage adaptation of Dan Brown’s worldwide best-selling novel.
People who enjoyed Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” best-selling novel and/or the movie might be disappointed at Palo Alto Players’ production of the stage adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel.
As directed by Jennifer Copaken, who also serves as movement director, it’s over-produced, and its story is hard to follow.
Part of the problem is that some of the accents are hard to understand. Hence it’s difficult to discern the role of some characters in the convoluted plot.
Basically it focuses on Robert Langdon (Christian Vaughn-Munck), a Harvard symbologist who’s summoned to the Louvre in Paris, where a curator has been murdered.
He teams up with a French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu (Alli Gamlen), to try to figure out exactly what happened and who’s responsible.
They eventually realize that they’re trying to decipher a code that will reveal the secret history of the origins of Christianity. The works of Da Vinci provide some clues.
Two dancers appear at the beginning of the play and between scenes. Sometimes they’re joined by black-robed monks who manipulate various geometric blocks. They seem extraneous.
This production features ominous music by Anton Sabirianov and abstract projections by Tasi Alabastro.
The simple set is by artistic director Patrick Klein with lighting by Edward Hunter, costumes by Andy Lechuga and sound by Gregorio Perez.
Running about two and a half hours with an intermission, “The Da Vinci Code” will continue through Feb. 1 at the Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
For tickets and information call (650) 329-0891 or visit paplayers.org.
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