Article: Ivan's parable well-told in drama; THEATER REVIEW: There's power and poignancy in this woeful tale of a soldier's search for peace after wartime.(NEWS)

Byline: CAROLINE PALMER

Special to the Star Tribune

War is hell. This phrase has become a cliche. But try to come up with three other words to summarize this horrible human creation. It seems impossible to render the sentiment differently without diminishing its meaning, so best find another approach.

With "Ivan the Drunk and His Terrible Tale of Woe" the two-time Ivey Award-winning contemporary performance troupe Off-Leash Area marries its signature physical theater approach with magical realism to transcend the limits of language. This war story is profound, fantastically strange, sometimes sprawling in scope, and, of course, hellish.

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