What I liked
I really enjoyed getting to experience all that Lucie is and was. She did an incredible job of letting us see her – her strength, her innocence, her pain, her wit, her sense of humor, all of it. I also LOVED the lighting direction! I want to point out too how incredible the director, her daughter Zoë, is. The show moved so smoothly and you could tell Lucie was very comfortable in her movements and stage direction. Everything felt SO natural and was wonderfully captivating. The lights, the direction, the writing, the actor, the theatre, I loved it all. OH! AND! I thoroughly enjoyed the movement of the writing. Although there were many movements and pieces, they never felt stagnant or too long. Each piece and movement was constructed together in such an engaging way, I loved the order of events in which Lucie chose to tell her story.
What I didn't like
To be honest, I don’t believe there to be a single aspect of the show that needed “improvement”. Absolutely spectacular job, all the way around.
My overall impression
Overall, I was truly blown away. When I think of one word to describe Shadows of a Girl, the word that comes to mind is honest. This was such a sincere performance, with an honest script, the lights boosted the story in the most honest way – I felt like I was experiencing diary entries and living moments from Lucie’s childhood with her. The energy in the room was electric, Lucie had us all wrapped around her finger. There wasn’t a single moment that I wasn’t totally immersed in Lucie’s world for that entire hour. She is a star. A true, classic charmer. I’m so lucky I was able to see this show.
