truly amazing I did have two problems, and a couple of instances where I was given a reality check and reminded that it was just a play. My first complaint was that although Patricia Jenson and Jenny Towns did a terrific job, they were not able to play the part of elder women simply because of their age. Patricia Jenson who played, the oldest woman, Claree Blecher did an incredible job with her role. However, in my opinion, just did not have some of the same mannerisms that a woman of her age would have. Jenny Towns also did an absolutely terrific job, however there was one incident in particular that I had a problem with. During Shelby’s diabetic attack she did not show the concern that I felt a mother would have. Mothers and daughters have a special connection something that in my opinion cannot be duplicated by anyone else. This however only seemed to be a problem in this scene and I think it is because it was basically the only scene where they are together when feelings like are needed to be shown. It also could have been because it occurred early on in the production before her situation became serious. Although there were minor flaws in the performances of the actresses they did an incredible job bringing this production to life.No matter how incredible an actor or actress is it is nearly impossible for a production to be brought to life if the visual aspect prevents it. This was not the case in this production. The Hand Chapel would be considered found space, in the aspect that it was never designed for this purpose. Aside from the fact that, the seating was uncomfortable, being an understatement they were able to create the look that I would picture when thinking of a southern salon. I was more than skeptical at first, I didn’t want to be there, was terribly uncomfortable after 2 minutes, and was just trying to figure out why the set looked like the outside of a house. The only solution that I was abl...
