My overall impression
Okay. How often do you see a show where the audience leans forward in their seats throughout the entire 50 minutes? Well I saw 52 Pick Up in previews and when I looked around that’s what I saw. Everyone was engaged and riveted to what was happening every moment on the stage because no one had any idea what was coming next. Not audience or actor. The 52 cards is a gimmick in a way but the acting is absolutely brilliant and the premise of the show…a relationship where the scene titles on 52 playing cards dictate what scripted scene comes next is well BRILLIANT because every single performance and show is unique. Depending on the way the cards are shuffled and the fact that no one knows ahead of time including the actors which scene is next means you could see the show over and over again and it would be completely new in form and meaning. And there are 10 actors who perform 3 shows each so even that changes. How smart is that? . I plan on seeing it at least 4 more times with different actors. It’s THAT GOOD. Just go. You will not be bored for a moment. Why didn’t I think of this? Damn.
