{"id":594,"date":"2012-03-12T14:54:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libernetics.com\/?p=594"},"modified":"2012-03-12T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:59:06","slug":"in-absentia-at-the-b-street-theater-notes-and-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libernetics.com\/?p=594","title":{"rendered":"“In Absentia” at the B Street Theater: notes and comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I went to see ”\u00a0In Absentia<\/a>” at the B Street Theater<\/a>. \u00a0 This is an outstanding piece of work. \u00a0The premise of the play is\u00a0straightforward — the death of a loved one. \u00a0But the staging is unique. \u00a0The play is non-linear; past and present are presented all at once. \u00a0Characters move in and out of time in the most\u00a0marvelously\u00a0fluid\u00a0fashion. \u00a0The actors never dropped a beat.<\/p>\n

One phrase or word or visual cue and the conversation morphs into fantasy, back to reality, segues into a memory, then comes back round to the present. \u00a0Characters carry on multiple conversations, the dialog is quick and cunning, the relationships are complex.\u00a0You would think this would be confusing, but it wasn’t.<\/p>\n

The main character, a women named Colette, is forced to deal with the disappearance\u00a0of her husband Tom. \u00a0She is caught between fear, hope, grief, and guilt. \u00a0A mysterious young stranger shows up at her remote Canadian home in the winter, and fills the void left by her missing husband. \u00a0Her friends\u00a0disapprove, but she can’t let him leave. \u00a0The play comes full circle as he reveals more and more of his elusive nature.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Nunziato, Kurt Johnson, Jamie Jones, David Pierini, and Dan Fagan make up the cast. \u00a0Everybody did an outstanding job.<\/p>\n

Well that’s it for now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!<\/p>\n