My overall impression
What a fun production. I saw the preview production of Feeling Feeling on June 11 – it was my first time to experience the Fringe Festival and it was my first pick of something to see and I’m glad I did.
I thought the actors were fabulous and fun, especially Jonny Loquasto (playing Dave) and Kendall Carroll (playing Darla), but the whole cast was young, hip, fun to watch, and just clicked in their parts and together as a group.
I’m always fascinated with stories about human / romantic relationships (even at my age), which is why I picked Feeling Feeling, and this one took it a step further by adding the ability to “chip” away the emotions that sometimes work and sometimes get in our way. I thought that was a little futuristic, but maybe it really isn’t, and it did kick things up a notch to make you think about whether it is good to hold on to the feelings that make us human and empathetic or not.
The production was written and directed by Sara Doyle, definitely a talented writer but also a great observer of people – to get such realistic and cleverly paced dialogue. The play covers 12 years, which isn’t easy to do in one room and in one hour, so I really loved the 4-year intervals that were segued cleverly by introducing that year’s Olympic games.
Bravo to the cast and crew of Feeling Feeling – check it out if you get a chance. You’ll be glad you did.
