Had a chance to make it out to the theatre again for the first time in a long time. Having an infant seems to chew up quite a bit of time. I haven't done a lot of things lately. I'm glad I made it out.

I went to go see KWLT's production of THREE TALL WOMEN. I largely went to go see Sue Kluckow, who I've worked with on a couple of short films, but the chance to go out and see a show was really nice.

Overall, the script was definitely not my cup of tea. It takes some of the liberties that are allowed on stage that I have a hard time swallowing. For instance, the talking head indulgence that allows three people to be on stage talking for two hours with very little else happening. The actual revelations through out the story are pretty minor and the resolution doesn't come of as simply profound as it is intended to be. Though, to be fair, a lot of my basis is in modern films and the majority of THREE TALL WOMEN simply wouldn't fly in that medium.

I did enjoy it though. I always like seeing Sue perform. There's a speech, an angry one, that she has in the second act that comes out of her effortlessly. It was during this speech that I had one of those fantastic moments where I forget I was sitting in a chair watching a performance. That doesn't happen to me very often.

They're playing for one more week, this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you're like to see a show and can part ways with $15 for community theatre it's worth checking out.

david shute - Jan 25, 2010 at 9:05 PM