Menders
Flux Theatre Ensemble
When departing from The Gym at Judson after the opening night performance of Menders, written by Erin Browne and directed by Heather Cohn, I was acutely aware that I had just witnessed real theater. I know this to be true when a particular mood/mindset overtakes me at the conclusion of a play. Although it will eventually diminish, though not entirely, I want that mood/mindset to last forever. Menders moved me to question what it is to be a human being against the backdrop of the bigger or biggest issues that confront us.
Maudlin as it may sound, real theater such as Menders compels me to endeavor to be ever more compassionate, understanding, and kind as I go forward into whatever life has in store. That, for me, is the ultimate purpose of theater. Interim purposes (such as “entertainment”) have their place, and far be...
Flux Theatre Ensemble
When departing from The Gym at Judson after the opening night performance of Menders, written by Erin Browne and directed by Heather Cohn, I was acutely aware that I had just witnessed real theater. I know this to be true when a particular mood/mindset overtakes me at the conclusion of a play. Although it will eventually diminish, though not entirely, I want that mood/mindset to last forever. Menders moved me to question what it is to be a human being against the backdrop of the bigger or biggest issues that confront us.
Maudlin as it may sound, real theater such as Menders compels me to endeavor to be ever more compassionate, understanding, and kind as I go forward into whatever life has in store. That, for me, is the ultimate purpose of theater. Interim purposes (such as “entertainment”) have their place, and far be...
- 1/24/2012
- by Jay Reisberg
- www.culturecatch.com
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