The Masks Come Off in The Scenarios

The Masks Come Off in The Scenarios

Many plays start with an announcement to turn off phones or a slow dimming of the lights to let audiences know the show’s about to begin. For The Scenarios at Studio Theatre, the lights go down to pitch-black quickly, and then flash back on in the screaming throes of a police training simulation exercise. It takes a minute to figure out that the mental distress on display is an act, and from there on out the lines between real life and performan…