I actually tried to get into God of Carnage first, since Sunday was it's last day before going on hiatus until September, but it just wasn't meant to be. So my friend Effi and I hightailed it to the West Village from Times Square. We get to the theatre, and we're the third and fourth persons in line after these two really great guys we met. We notice these girls slip in and start hanging out near the front of the line. Hmmm, that's odd. The box office opens to put our names on the waiting list, and what do you know, these bitches cut in front of us. I was so flabbergasted. Thank God, for those two great guys because they told the box office attendant right away that we had been waiting in line and deserved to go first. YAY! There are some good people in New York! We were the last people to get into the show off the rush list along with those great guys in front of us. All is right in the world.
Anyway, about the show. Shattering! That's what The New York Times said about it, and I concur 100%. This production is a bold and beautiful take on a classic. Cromer's minimalist vision eliminate distraction. Stripped is the best way to describe Cromer's Our Town. His inventive staging immerses the audience in the show. The actors weave through the audience. At times, the action was happening inches away from my face. There is a part in the play where the character of the Stage Manager (played by director Cromer) brings out a professor to answer questions about the town. Usually, actors are planted in the audience, but in this production the Stage Manager handed out cards to people in the audience. We really were immersed in the show. I could feel the Stage Manager staring right at me as he talked a few times. We weren't merely an audience, but a part of the show.
The acting was wonderful. Every person in the show knew who their character was and portrayed him or her well, whether they had one line or 100. It was wonderful to see actors that worked so well of one another as well. I loved how they were clothed in more modern circa 1990s even though the play takes place circa 1900, which was made obvious through mentions of industrialization. I think the costumes help make the play seem more current. As an audience member you don't look at the play as an homage to times gone by. You recognize that the same things happening back then are still happening now.
I walked away from this play feeling both heavy and light. It's such a powerful experience. My friend Effi was pretty much in shock. He could barely talk. It's a beautiful work of art that makes you fully appreciate life. The last time I walked away from something appreciating life this much was when I first watched Into the Wild. If you have the opportunity to see this, GO! You will not be disappointed.
Peace,
Kim
P.S. Whoo for plays that take place in New Hampshire!! 603 for life, baby :-D
The acting was wonderful. Every person in the show knew who their character was and portrayed him or her well, whether they had one line or 100. It was wonderful to see actors that worked so well of one another as well. I loved how they were clothed in more modern circa 1990s even though the play takes place circa 1900, which was made obvious through mentions of industrialization. I think the costumes help make the play seem more current. As an audience member you don't look at the play as an homage to times gone by. You recognize that the same things happening back then are still happening now.
I walked away from this play feeling both heavy and light. It's such a powerful experience. My friend Effi was pretty much in shock. He could barely talk. It's a beautiful work of art that makes you fully appreciate life. The last time I walked away from something appreciating life this much was when I first watched Into the Wild. If you have the opportunity to see this, GO! You will not be disappointed.
Peace,
Kim
P.S. Whoo for plays that take place in New Hampshire!! 603 for life, baby :-D
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