Review: In ‘Right to be Forgotten’ at Raven Theatre, a past mistake is always right there

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Review: In ‘Right to be Forgotten’ at Raven Theatre, a past mistake is always right there
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Sharyn Rothstein’s gutsy play is well cast and sharply staged, with its urgent question right there in the title.

Kroydell Galima, Susaan Jamshidi and Adam Shalzi in"Right to be Forgotten" at Raven Theatre.

And thus Sharyn Rothstein’s gutsy “Right to be Forgotten,” which has been very shrewdly cast and honestly staged at the Raven Theatre by the capable young director Sarah Gitenstein, comes as an incisive and sharp-toothed relief.Here is the premise. The nerdy Derril Lark is pursuing a doctorate in literature and hoping to have a few dates as he does so.

And this is a zesty staging: Gitenstein knows how to use her minimal set and large amount of space to inject varying levels of stress and tension. Everything feels very much in the moment. No one at this show is likely to be bored.

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