Within the span of just two-ish weeks, I was lucky enough to see two plays. One I saw with my English class and the other was with my mom. I saw "The Invisible Man" at the Huntington and "Out Town," which was a Huntington collaboration with Boston University. (Or maybe it was Boston College... They're both in the same general area.)
Today, my English class went to see "Invisible Man," at the Huntington in Boston. Apparently, this is the first theatrical adaptation of Ralph Ellison, written in 1952. In short, it's about an educated young black man who becomes a great orator in the era following the American Civil War. I thought the acting was very well done, and the set was quite intricate, but I feel we as students would have gotten more out of the experience had we actually read the book and done some work in preparation. As it was, we only read a short biography about Ellison and a paragraph long summary of the play.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to see an adaptation of "Our Town," also at the Huntington. It was written by famous playwrite Thornton Wilder in 1938, and directed by David Cromer. It begins with a description given by the Stage Manager, who "breaks the fourth wall" by speaking directly to the audience. I'm not going to summarize it, since it had three acts, I don't have the patience to do so, and I know I would butcher it. Also, Wikipedia does a perfectly good job of this sort of thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I think it might have been the favorite of all the more recent plays I've seen.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to see an adaptation of "Our Town," also at the Huntington. It was written by famous playwrite Thornton Wilder in 1938, and directed by David Cromer. It begins with a description given by the Stage Manager, who "breaks the fourth wall" by speaking directly to the audience. I'm not going to summarize it, since it had three acts, I don't have the patience to do so, and I know I would butcher it. Also, Wikipedia does a perfectly good job of this sort of thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I think it might have been the favorite of all the more recent plays I've seen.