‘Hype Man’ returns, this time online, and it’s even more compelling

From left: Michael Knowlton, Rachel Cognata, and Kadahj Bennett in the online production of Idris Goodwin's "Hype Man: a break beat play."THE LOOP LAB

Presented by Company One Theatre and the American Repertory Theater, it was filmed in February by cinematographers from The Loop Lab at Oberon, the ART’s club stage near Harvard Square. The online production’s blend of passion and craft — including animation and illustrations by Barrington Edwards that add a sizzling new dimension — results in one of the most fully realized works of streaming theater I’ve yet seen.

Christopher Hope