Went to see the preview performance of "Bus Stop" by William Inge last night. The play was performed in the black box theatre at ECC. It was directed by Beata Pilch from Trap Door Theatre in Chicago.
Seeing a small town realistic American classic re-imagined with hints of the avante-garde is absolutely wonderful. I never read or saw the play or movie, so I went in raw, with no expectations.
Little touches like the asides, spotlight speeches, strobe-light blackouts, overlapping dialogue and the overall sense of playfulness in the production, really opened the show up to the audience. The predominately young cast did an excellent job throughout.
If you go to the show, keep your eye on the actor playing the sheriff. He has a subtle intensity about him that is very interesting. In fact all the actors stayed focused and providing good support to each other, even when the focus wasn't on the them. The relationship between Beau and Cherie is fiery and the Professor serves wonderfully as narrator/character/storyteller. And the actor playing the young waitress has enough spunk to jump-start a car.
My hope is that audiences come out to see this play and enjoys the fresh interpretation that's been applied. It's very theatrical and completely accessible.
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