A self-consciously campy riff on '50s cheapie-creepies, "The Mesmerist" plays like a mercilessly extended version of an uninspired "Saturday Night Live" sketch. Helmer Gil Cates Jr. encourages his ...

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Is hypnotism real and who is most susceptible? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From April 2019. Show more “Is hypnosis real, and if so how does it work? Does it have any ...

In its search for a higher meaning amid human deception, “The Mesmerist” resembles True’s previous Steppenwolf staging, David Gilman’s “Ghost in the Machine.” That, True says, is no ...

“The Mesmerist,” which opened this weekend at Steppenwolf Theatre, is considerably less than a spellbinding experience.Ara Watson’s play is based on real people and actual events centered on ...

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