Live theatre can be an amazing experience. The right play with talented actors and a gifted director can be life changing. This was the case when I saw "Our Town" the other night, presented in the new Black Box Theatre of Peninsula Productions. A simple stage, a few props, an intimate venue, wise words: it was magical.
"Our Town" is a classic play about a few lives over different periods of time in the town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. And although the play was set over a hundred years ago in an American town, its message is timeless. Do any of us recognize the value of our lives and the people in it every day? Do we always take a breath and see others, really see them and feel their import in our world? The simple truths of Thornton Wilder's beautiful play are even truer now than they were then. Do any of us take the time to really look around us and appreciate the ordinary days? And there are other elements too: love, family, community and of course grief. When the Stage Manager is asked if anyone ever recognizes the value of life while living they reply "No. The saints and poets, maybe--- they do some."
I am always amazed by how affecting live theatre can be but this was a special night that I will never forget. Wilder's play and the performance of these incredible actors made me laugh and cry. I highly recommend you see it. And meanwhile, please take time to smell the heliotrope....
"Our Town" is a classic play about a few lives over different periods of time in the town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. And although the play was set over a hundred years ago in an American town, its message is timeless. Do any of us recognize the value of our lives and the people in it every day? Do we always take a breath and see others, really see them and feel their import in our world? The simple truths of Thornton Wilder's beautiful play are even truer now than they were then. Do any of us take the time to really look around us and appreciate the ordinary days? And there are other elements too: love, family, community and of course grief. When the Stage Manager is asked if anyone ever recognizes the value of life while living they reply "No. The saints and poets, maybe--- they do some."
I am always amazed by how affecting live theatre can be but this was a special night that I will never forget. Wilder's play and the performance of these incredible actors made me laugh and cry. I highly recommend you see it. And meanwhile, please take time to smell the heliotrope....
