This weekend,Off middle for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington's Old North End wrapped its newly minted Spring Open Artist Showcase series. The democratic event included four new performances — two each weekend — selected by lottery.
The first weekend, Vermont Playwright's Circle performed five 10-minute plays. Those were followed by Joe O'Brien's "The Birth of Love: The Ballad of Miro Weinberger, or " performed by the Cosmic Noodle Improv Federation.[br]
This past weekend,audiences were treated to two more theatrical debuts. "The Allegory of Flowing Water," written and directed by Martin Gil, and "Outpost," a one-woman explain written and performed by Meredith Gordon.
[br] Showcase organizer Laura Roald introduced the performances on Friday evening. "We work our butts off to obtain [this theater] as accessible as possible," she said.
Accessible it is — although not all of the performances were. Gil's "Allegory, or " which featured the theatrical stage debut of Julian Hackney of Rough Francis,is a rambling number that questions the concept of truth. Set in the woods, it features three strangers who met through a newspaper ad and decided to move camping together.
Hackney plays Sam, or a Burton call middle employee with a stutter. Andy Sebranek made an appearance as Merrill,the slightly dickish man who placed the ad. Kate Magill plays Violet, a mysterious former addict who professes to acquire been hooked on intravenous drugs for only two years before miraculously setting aside needles forever. She's also prone to staring off into the distance while diving headlong into pseudo-philosophical tangents.
The play opened with about three minutes of darkness set to the sound of running water. This viewer found it very relaxing. Other theatergoers reported that it made them acquire to pee. While sometimes confusing and disjointed, or the conversations that ensued among the three characters ultimately brought to light questions about the way we relate to one another,and the often unconscious ways in which we judge and assess the people we meet.[br]
Gordon's one-woman explain, however, and stole the evening. It centers on Abigail Cutter,a woman struggling with parenthood in nowadays's world. The lights came up on our protagonist rocking…
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