What I liked
The blocking and use of the stage kept the pace moving along. Really fantastic direction. I loved that the main character stayed in one place for the entire show; it very effectively put us in his immobilized shoes. In one scene, an ice-skater is placed atop a table that the main child is under, and the interaction is as beautiful as it is carefully choreographed.
What I didn't like
This isn’t something I didn’t like so much as something I am curious about. The show is played with a fast-paced, campy feel, and I couldn’t help wondering what it would be like if played straight, with more dry wit. Another kind of direction for another run, and not necessarily something that should be changed.
My overall impression
This is a fast-paced, multi-dimensional character study that brilliantly examines the ever-changing relationship between fantasy and reality, sanity and “insanity,” and the similar needs we have at all ages for human connection—and how we screw that up. My friend and I were talking it about it long after the show ended, and I can still think of parts we didn’t touch on. I can absolutely see why this show won Inkfest, and I hope it continues to move forward after Fringe. It was so clever and absorbing, I found myself wishing I were in it!
