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cyranoDay Two Report: The Reportening
The Tempest
Possibly one of the wackiest Tempests I have ever seen. Also, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the most enjoyable. Fairly bare stage, with some impressive effects (including one early on with what looked like a parachute.) Also poked at a few of the awkward bits or loose threads, not necessarily offering solutions or alternatives.
A Wrinkle in Time
This production was my motivation for trying to get a whole bunch of people out to Ashland this season. And the one point where I am not disappointed for the amount of fail my plan accumulated. If the script had looked more like the poster I showed you earlier, I would have been tremendously pleased. As it is it played more like a Blue Peter Pantomime. There was a lot of frenetic dashing about that didn't seem to accomplish much, way too many characters wandering on stage with no real business. After the effects in Tempest, it was a shame to see aWiT looking like amateur theater budget. The play looked like it was targeted for five to eight year olds, which is a perfectly legitimate choice, but it should then also be marketed as such.
The Tempest
Possibly one of the wackiest Tempests I have ever seen. Also, perhaps not coincidentally, one of the most enjoyable. Fairly bare stage, with some impressive effects (including one early on with what looked like a parachute.) Also poked at a few of the awkward bits or loose threads, not necessarily offering solutions or alternatives.
A Wrinkle in Time
This production was my motivation for trying to get a whole bunch of people out to Ashland this season. And the one point where I am not disappointed for the amount of fail my plan accumulated. If the script had looked more like the poster I showed you earlier, I would have been tremendously pleased. As it is it played more like a Blue Peter Pantomime. There was a lot of frenetic dashing about that didn't seem to accomplish much, way too many characters wandering on stage with no real business. After the effects in Tempest, it was a shame to see aWiT looking like amateur theater budget. The play looked like it was targeted for five to eight year olds, which is a perfectly legitimate choice, but it should then also be marketed as such.