Schizm

What I liked

The actors did a great job with scene transitions. Strong acting chops. Loved Lorraine.

What I didn't like

Way too long.Tell this love story in an hour. I think actors should have been cast to play the voices.

My overall impression

I loved so much about this piece. The subject matter is one that needs to be addressed and attention paid to it. The cast was extemely strong and attacked the material. We did however, lose so much of the great writing and beautiful intamcy with the intrusive voices. Trusting the skill of the lead actors we can hear Greg’s voices without having to see them. It was so distracting having so many voices on stage. Is this live character or a voice? Trust the writing and trust the audience. If it was important to have voices on stage then actually cast actors for that and only that. Have them in maybe black robes or anything that defines them as voices. Example: Is Colin a voice now or is he present in front of Greg? The piece runs a little long with items that could have been condensed into one scene. I would have loved to see this play end when the two leads meet up at the Hospital in Maine and the female lead tells Greg to go visit his Dad. There’s a beautiful moment of a “pinky promise” of love and friendship and the audience knows that they will be together after the play ends. A spotlight on the “pinky promise” would have been a beautiful ending and being in the audience I sensed others agreed. If the father and son scene must be done then make it a fast paced, blow out confrontation. It was way too casual, especially from the father’s point of view. My God, this man walked out of his son’s life. I have to give kudos here to the actor playing Greg. He confronted his father and demanded answers.