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Written by Ronnie Pirate
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Friday, 14 April 2006 |
 Jaw on the Floor
The Generic Theater’s latest offering, Jar the Floor, by Cheryl L. West is a well-written and moving piece about the women in a family who have forgotten where they have come from, what they are working for, and when the right time is to make sacrifices. The women in this family have come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the matriarch. The three successive generations of women bicker, make up, and surprise each other during the course of the day in ways both expected and unexpected, making for a potentially entertaining piece.
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Written by James R. Johnson
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Sunday, 09 April 2006 |
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Visiting the Generic Theater is always a treat. Attending the performance of the production “Jar the Floor” by Cheryl L. West showed promise. After collecting my playbill and pausing to reflect on the portraits of children up for adoption in the state of Virginia, I entered the theater and found my seat.
While the house lights remained up, one could marvel at the set design. Creative while maintaining the cozy home feel, the set was full of character in and of itself. Soon the show began and I was not as prepared as I thought.
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Written by Ronnie Pirate
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Saturday, 08 April 2006 |
 When you think of student directed pieces you expect tentative actors fumbling with lines, props misbehaving, scenery of a sophomoric nature, and costumes of dubious accuracy and appropriateness. This year's crop of young directors at Old Dominion University manage to eliminate almost all of these elements in their pieces, and have put together some interesting and entertaining work. There is a great deal of promise and potential that a little more study and a few more shows under the belt will refine into a group of talented, creative, and eager young professionals. For now, they are to be complimented for making strong, clear choices with their cast and crew. Directing peers is never easy, and often requires more justification of your directorial statement than directing strangers or paid players.
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Written by Laura Apelt
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Wednesday, 05 April 2006 |
 Contact is not what you might call a typical evening of ‘theatah’. It’s sort of a combination of play, musical, farce, dance recital, and art piece… all rolled into one. Frankly, only half-knowing what kind of piece it was going to be, I went to the show kind of expecting to hate the thing. Well, I’m still not Contact’s greatest fan, but that’s simply personal preference. Virginia Stage Company probably has a show on their hands that will be an absolute hit in this area. Indeed, as I was leaving the theatre, I overheard numerous conversations about how much people enjoyed the show. VSC has a great production, whose only major faults are technical problems that will get worked out during the run. Since I saw what was essentially a pre-opening performance, most of these can be forgiven.
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