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| One of 4 incredible posters made for this production by Jen Wetzel |
Last night's opening performance was fraught with challenges from start—is that 15-foot swath of plastic really going to fall? yup—to finish—wait, they've run out of music before the end of the fight and that means . . . the actors in the wings don't realize . . . oh, no . . . oh, yes. There were forgotten props and dropped lines and missed cues, but in the end, it was what was supposed to be on this night in this place. It is live performance art. If you want to see "flawless" (though what shaped by human hands can truly be so?), you'd best stick to movies and magazines.
And there were great moments, too. The funny bits were funny, and the audience was appropriately horrified at Richard's callous evil. Lady Anne was lovely but hollow; Richmond heroic, the Duchess of York disgusted, and the goons creepy.
The ladies sitting in front of me had come as a group having met beforehand to make a chart of who was who in the play and discuss the plot. You gotta love prepared audience members. These ladies didn't miss a beat and giggled/hissed/hooted in all the right places.
A new day. A fresh start. We make mistakes and yet are given the opportunity to forget what is behind and press on. Tonight we have another go at Richard III: The Terrible Reign. God's mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness!
And that's entertainment!
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