a weekend of good audience experiences
10,000 Things' Othello.
It was great. It wasn't a mind-blowing innovation of production or anything, it was just good actors, speaking the text clearly, with intention supporting it. It was what Shakespeare should be. Luverne's Iago was perfect, Tracy's Desdemona was surprisingly level-headed and strong, Christiana's Emelia blew me out of the water. I thoroughly enjoyed it (except I didn't need the near-constant live percussive underscore... it got to be a bit distracting). If you can at all make the time to see it, you really should.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Workhaus Collective's The Sense of What Should Be.
There were many fun things about it. The general concept (geeky teen decides to become a super-villain and destroy a local power supply), the performances (John Middleton in particular), and a delightfully written 'who's on first' scene about a golf tee. However the script felt a bit unfinished, a number of elements were over designed, and all the characters seemed to speak only in the playwright's voice. But overall it was a fun show, and worth seeing.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Where the Wild Things Are
I loved this book as a child, and was enchanted by the movie. It totally captured the mind of a young child, was true to the spirit of the book, and adapted for the new medium perfectly. I loved the music and the impetuousness of the production design. They fully succeeded in creating and existing inside this world, and I believed it 100%.
5 out of 5 stars.
It was great. It wasn't a mind-blowing innovation of production or anything, it was just good actors, speaking the text clearly, with intention supporting it. It was what Shakespeare should be. Luverne's Iago was perfect, Tracy's Desdemona was surprisingly level-headed and strong, Christiana's Emelia blew me out of the water. I thoroughly enjoyed it (except I didn't need the near-constant live percussive underscore... it got to be a bit distracting). If you can at all make the time to see it, you really should.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Workhaus Collective's The Sense of What Should Be.
There were many fun things about it. The general concept (geeky teen decides to become a super-villain and destroy a local power supply), the performances (John Middleton in particular), and a delightfully written 'who's on first' scene about a golf tee. However the script felt a bit unfinished, a number of elements were over designed, and all the characters seemed to speak only in the playwright's voice. But overall it was a fun show, and worth seeing.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Where the Wild Things Are
I loved this book as a child, and was enchanted by the movie. It totally captured the mind of a young child, was true to the spirit of the book, and adapted for the new medium perfectly. I loved the music and the impetuousness of the production design. They fully succeeded in creating and existing inside this world, and I believed it 100%.
5 out of 5 stars.