An emigration interview grows darkly menacing as it turns into an interrogation by government bureaucrats. "Throughout history words have been man's most eloquent and efficient tool of progress. Words have transported the knowledge that has set men free; they have framed concepts of liberty and propelled righteous revolutions. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but, like a blade, it cuts both ways. Tyrants, too, have used words to perfume their evil intentions. Recall Adolph Hitler's fiery speeches that held Germany enraptured and led the world toward horror and destruction. In a...

Subtitled "The Most Lamentable Tragedy of William Payne, M.D.," PHARMACOPEIA gleefully takes well-aimed shots at the medical industrial complex. ..". grabs you by the lapels and demands to be reckoned with, every moment of every scene ... hovers between epiphany and fiasco, inspiration and indulgence. Call it sheer theatrical brilliance or mere pretentious twaddle, but you always know you're seeing something; indifference is not an option ... writer Gil Kofman's gleefully offensive new medical lampoon, PHARMACOPEIA: The Most Lamentable Tragedy of William Payne, MD ... PHARMACOPEIA achieves...