What I liked
As a visual person and as someone who’s seen the workshop version before it was put in Hollywood Fringe, I felt like the visual elements were more specific in terms of the white sheets with the writing and the repetitions. In the workshop version, the stage was pretty much the same without the sheets so the space seemed more open. The sheets were really effective in creating a visual barrier to make the space seem suffocating when it called for it, especially with the writing on the sheets. It’s very smart staging.
What I didn't like
I think having a clear sign on the back of the chairs that are reserved for the actors to use during the show would be more effective in creating less distractions for everyone. I also think prefacing that on the program would be helpful too. There were multiple times when audience members who came late sat in those reserved chairs only to be asked by a crew member to sit somewhere else or to have that crew member get a chair for them. But it was also really dark when late audience members would come in and accidentally sit in the chair, so maybe having a glow in the dark “reserved” sign on the back of the chairs would be helpful for audience members coming in late to a show that is mainly in the dark in the first couple minutes of the show.
My overall impression
I was so impressed by the visual elements and how intimate the stage was. It really set the tone of the show and I loved the intensity of said intimacy between the two actors and of the writing.
