April
2008
Stunning
Last Wednesday the class went on saw Stunning at Woolly Mammoth. I really enjoyed the production, however was rather confused by the end. Before the show began, the acting theatre manager made a speech to the audience about subscriptions and donating to the theatre as well as discussing next season. There is a show about Gone With The Wind mixed up in a holocaust camp that looks really good- but I digress. I though it was really cool how he got up there and talked to us. I thought he talked a little too much- but seeing as I had just studied ads and marketing in Theatre Management- it was cool to see how it is really done. Do you think all theatres do that on the last run of the show?
So the play began and at first I was rather confused. My ears had to get used to the dialect of the actors. I eventually did get a grip on what they were saying and it was extremely funny. The culture of most characters was a mixture of Arabic and Jewish. It was really interesting to see how tension grew between characters when discussing the culture clash.
I was really impressed with the set until the mirrors were revealed. They distracted me at points but I tried to pay attention to the show! The story was really cool- until the end when the Blanch went crazy. Maybe she was crazy the whole time. I felt slightly cheated. I wanted to know her story- and I never got the chance to!
Overall it was a great show, but I wish I could have known more about the main character. I am looking forward to the class discussion!