Avid theatre goers and those who attend occasionally are all beset by the same questions when faced with attending a new production or one unfamiliar to them. Do we care about the storyline, does it just sound too odd to be entertaining, are we willing commit our ticket money and time for a performance we aren't sure will be to out liking? Some will go despite their doubts and be pleasantly surprised. Others may be disappointed. But, if you don't go at all you will never know.
We are most comfortable with what is familiar. Admit it, we have all our favorite plays that we will see over and over again. There are plays we agree to see once and will not seek out a second time.
I love live theatre but will admit I don't like every play I go to. But there is always something new to see. I might enjoy the set and staging, I might like the acting, the costumes, etc. Theatre has many facets and it challenging to look at all of them.
Until I became part of this production I was unfamiliar with the total story of Jekyll and Hyde. I knew what I had seen in the movies. I knew the crazy doctor turns into the evil monster. But why, and to what end? This play addresses the reasoning of a brilliant medical student and what conclusions resulted.
Please consider attending and support local community theatre. You just might come away with a new view of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Submitted by Linda Kauffman (Pauline)
