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90 wasted minutes: 019′s ‘Let Me Die’ collapses in a heap

The concept was cloudy, the philosophy behind it unrevealing, and performances, when not bordering on amateurish, had that telltale force field of pretension that’s actually just a smoke screen for lack of content.

Joseph Keckler's "Let Me Die," with (from left) Veronica Chapman-Smith, Augustine Mercante, Natalie Levin, playing at FringeArts as part of Opera Philadelphia's O19.
Joseph Keckler's "Let Me Die," with (from left) Veronica Chapman-Smith, Augustine Mercante, Natalie Levin, playing at FringeArts as part of Opera Philadelphia's O19.Read moreJohanna Austin