Losing the Game
Mar. 26th, 2004 12:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidTuesday I went to Brandeis to see Losing the Game (Sarah Moon). Every year they produce a new play written by someone in the playwrighting program, and this was it.
And it was wonderful, a much higher quality than I remember for other new plays offered in previous years (which is not to say the others were bad, at all; it's just that they didn't sparkle). It's running through Sunday evening at Brandeis, and I highly recommend it. (If you want to go and get in touch with me in advance, I can get you a twofer, also).
The plot [this is too general to be spoilers, if anyone should go see it] is about a woman trapped in society's idea of what a wife should be, how the Game should be played. She realizes that her whole life is boring and meaningless, and she needs to escape. And the rest of the play is her escape, first through dreams (escape to the circus, and then on to BigCity, to find the movie star) which strengthen her to take the final step. The script has some wonderful dialogue, and the actors made their stylized characters work very well.
The set was a fun one, with a partial screen towards the back, a roll-in tree, and tables, and such, much done in bright colors. There were two poles, with rungs, at either side of the stage. The sound was a tad loud, but otherwise fine. Lighting was also fine.
Costuming was excellent, even down to the stage crew in evening gowns and feathers, who doubled as party guests in one scene. I particularly liked how the patched pants of the clown included a square drawn on it with the words "patch to come" :-).
And it was wonderful, a much higher quality than I remember for other new plays offered in previous years (which is not to say the others were bad, at all; it's just that they didn't sparkle). It's running through Sunday evening at Brandeis, and I highly recommend it. (If you want to go and get in touch with me in advance, I can get you a twofer, also).
The plot [this is too general to be spoilers, if anyone should go see it] is about a woman trapped in society's idea of what a wife should be, how the Game should be played. She realizes that her whole life is boring and meaningless, and she needs to escape. And the rest of the play is her escape, first through dreams (escape to the circus, and then on to BigCity, to find the movie star) which strengthen her to take the final step. The script has some wonderful dialogue, and the actors made their stylized characters work very well.
The set was a fun one, with a partial screen towards the back, a roll-in tree, and tables, and such, much done in bright colors. There were two poles, with rungs, at either side of the stage. The sound was a tad loud, but otherwise fine. Lighting was also fine.
Costuming was excellent, even down to the stage crew in evening gowns and feathers, who doubled as party guests in one scene. I particularly liked how the patched pants of the clown included a square drawn on it with the words "patch to come" :-).