I am always interested in watching Jim Mezon, and his performance as Mark Rothko was very strong. he talked, he raged and he ranted. And he painted. he drank and he smoked and he talked. It was exhausting to watch, but fascinating.
David Coomber, who played Ken is definitely an actor to watch. Only a year out of theatre school, he carried the part with the right mixture of awe and bravado.
we left feeling as though we had been at an art lecture, but still with no real understanding of what makes an artist tick or why some art is great.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The Children's Republic
another excellent play by Hannah Moscovitch. Peter Hutt and Kelli Fox were the only names we knew, since all the other actors were very young, playing the children in the orphanage.
the play is based on a true story, of children protected for a while in Warsaw by Janusz Korczak. Peter Hutt , who often plays Peter Hutt, was wonderful in this role. At times funny, principled and pragmatic, he rescues the children, feeds them and tries to keep them alive in the ghetto.
Mark Correia, who plays Israel, was particularly noteworthy - he managed to convey so much with every shrug of his shoulders.
It is a depressing play, but well worth seeing. the staging was so effective at the end when the children and the adults all march off tomdeath.
the play is based on a true story, of children protected for a while in Warsaw by Janusz Korczak. Peter Hutt , who often plays Peter Hutt, was wonderful in this role. At times funny, principled and pragmatic, he rescues the children, feeds them and tries to keep them alive in the ghetto.
Mark Correia, who plays Israel, was particularly noteworthy - he managed to convey so much with every shrug of his shoulders.
It is a depressing play, but well worth seeing. the staging was so effective at the end when the children and the adults all march off tomdeath.
The Rez Sisters
We saw Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing many years ago, and thought it was excellent.Somehow we managed to miss this play, which was written around the same time and wondered whether it would hold up to the passage of time.It certainly does.
This production used a color blind cast, which might have been a problem if the cast or the direction had been weaker. but the cast, regardless of race, was uniformly excellent. I list them below, so I can remember the cast and the characters. Zhaboonigan Peterson - Cara Gee, Philomena Moosetail - Kyra Harper, Annie Cook - Djennie Laguerre, Pelajia Patchnose - Jani Lauzon, Nanabush - Billy Merasty, Marie-Adele Starblanket, Emily Dictionary - Michaeal Washburn, Weronique St Pierre - Jean Yoon.
The story is universal - a message that is probably stronger with a mixed cast than if it were an all aboriginal cast. Everyone wants something better out of life. Everyone wants to be loved and to be happy.
It was particularly depressing to see this play and think of what has been happening at Attawapiskat, where they need a lot more than a new road. so the aboriginal issues are also,still relevant and important.
This production used a color blind cast, which might have been a problem if the cast or the direction had been weaker. but the cast, regardless of race, was uniformly excellent. I list them below, so I can remember the cast and the characters. Zhaboonigan Peterson - Cara Gee, Philomena Moosetail - Kyra Harper, Annie Cook - Djennie Laguerre, Pelajia Patchnose - Jani Lauzon, Nanabush - Billy Merasty, Marie-Adele Starblanket, Emily Dictionary - Michaeal Washburn, Weronique St Pierre - Jean Yoon.
The story is universal - a message that is probably stronger with a mixed cast than if it were an all aboriginal cast. Everyone wants something better out of life. Everyone wants to be loved and to be happy.
It was particularly depressing to see this play and think of what has been happening at Attawapiskat, where they need a lot more than a new road. so the aboriginal issues are also,still relevant and important.
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