Nor is the crisis for which the play is named dwelt upon seriously. It occurs when a hamster named Otto, the pet of an autistic adult named Timothy (Mark Linn-Baker), requires abdominal surgery. At every opportunity it turns away from a deeper engagement in any patient’s problems in favor of Dr. Michaels’s, which despite Mr. Harris’s typically honest investment remain vague. Rather, at nearly three hours, “Good for Otto” is a long and shapeless slog. But the interactions between the two are the only ones that make you believe therapy might ever do anyone any good.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2018 02:37 UTC