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Scenes from the Big Picture: Post your review!
Posted by DCA Theater on August 22, 2008
August 28, 2008—October 05, 2008
Storefront Theater
Written by Owen McCafferty; Directed by Scott Cummins
Continuing Seanachai Theatre’s tradition of Irish storytelling, this play smashes the “big picture” into vivid snapshots of intimate groups of people. Moving from shops to pubs to life on the street, the urban story masterfully weaves together the lives of twenty characters in forty scenes into a 24-hour slice of contemporary Belfast life. Originally presented by London’s Royal National Theatre in 2003, this production is the premiere presentation in the Midwest.
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At once charming and touching, watching the cast go to work is like being invited into their neighborhood for a few hours… complete with pints at the pub, dinners at home, strife between boyfriends, girlfriends, and people on their way to becoming boyfriends and girlfriends. It’s a multi-generational story that reminds us what it’s like to be part of a community. Cast well and executed well.
A story that is both moving and very funny. The group again does a masterful job bringing a multi-layered story and large cast into great focus.
The casting was excellent. I became emotionally attached to each storyline.This is a richly textured script for actors and this ensemble did it justice.
It’s election time! We vote “yes” for the script, acting, pacing and technical theater. The multiple mini-vignettes, indeed, added up to “The Big Picture” for memorable drama.
Great. Engaging. Wonderful cast and acting. Storefront is the perfect venue for this play. “Scenes” vividly explores the yearnings and hopes of its characters--all interrelated in a masterfully constructed story. The telling is gritty, to be sure. But the play’s heartbeat is what stays with you.
My husband and I saw it last night, and would see it again.
DCA offers so many marvels. This is one of the current highlights