What I liked
The acting in this piece was brilliant. All of the performers did an amazing job conveying their various emotional states through facial expressions and body language. It was a beautiful thing to witness, and the final dance number had me in tears. Excellent!!! 👍
What I didn't like
The actors are not mic’d, so some of the more quiet moments were difficult to hear, but that is a very minor nit-pick. Otherwise, great show!!
My overall impression
I saw this show last night, not knowing what to expect. This is a very dark, and very heavy piece. Imagine if the movie “Inside Out” took place after a funeral. There’s our main “Riley” character, a dancer, whose brother had recently committed a suicide that she blames herself for. The show is about her grief, and about coming to terms with it. Each character in the show is either a stage of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression), or one of her inner emotions (Anxiety, Shame, Hope, Innocence), as they try to steer her through her grief, while battling the villain of the piece (noted in the program as “The Void”). It’s a well acted, well produced thought provoking story, with a lot of emotion and heart. 🤔
