The play written and directed by Anna Roth Trowbridge is an episodic, memory-driven play. With extreme shifts in mood and tempo the production creates an air of both folklore driven and mysterious suspense imagery. These contrasts are also reflected in the lighting and textures of the set design.
The performances by Cory Lipman and Alexandra Montagnese are interesting to watch however they too often leave us questioning the character's true motivations and therefore the playwright's real intentions. Although there are moments of clever creativity a lack of full commitment is evident throughout the production. We are taken somewhere, then teased, and removed to quickly and too frequently to ever really relish in any given moment. One stand out example of this holding back is when in one scene full nudity would have been required to completely deliver the message and enhance the performance, only we are given a cheat scene instead of the real thing. Since the playwrite is the director one can only attribute the blame to one person.
A good attempt at a potentially great concept, more appropriate for a Fringe stage audience.
Playing at Player Theatre McGill SSMU Bldg. feb. 12th - 14th. foh.players@gmail.com
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