Monday, April 02, 2007

Beyond Therapy


I really enjoyed this play. It was put together so well, I felt very happy when I left the play. It was probably due to the fact that I laughed so hard and it was so funny.

The actors really engaged me. Some of them were better than others, but overall they did a marvelous job. I felt that even though one of them was a professor, but not one of mine, if I didn’t see the “dr.” in the program I wouldn’t have thought him to be one, because his character was the opposite of what you’d expect a professor to act. Vanessa Ferguson, the actress who played Prudence, really had great stage presence. Whenever she had a scene she drew your attention to her. I especially loved the end when Prudence flipped out and took the gun and started ordering people around.

I especially liked all the neurotic characters in the show. Their actions were so random that it made it all the more funny.

Charlotte was probably my favorite character in the play. She was played by Emily Ruppel, who is a Junior at Bellarmine. Charlotte was another therapist in the show and she had a different philosophy. She wanted everyone to express their feelings no matter what they were, because if you express them, it'll make you happier and free. Her word tangents were probably the funniest. She was always calling her patients, porpoise and then went through like 20 other words before she came upon the right word.

Over all this was a very enjoyable experience and can't wait to see what ST@B/T@BU puts on next year!

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