The Murder Room February 17, 2007
Posted by gaussling in Angst, Arts & Entertainment, Humanities.2 comments
I have attached a cast picture of our recent production of The Murder Room.
It turns out that there is a small number of people walking around who do several plays per year. They have no real designs on Hollywood or Broadway. They do dinner theatre or community theatre just for the pure joy of it. Despite the fact that the work is gratis, local, and not run by Spielberg or some other big name, it is nontheless a sizeable ordeal to prepare for.
I am grateful that not a single bit of rotten vegetation was thrown my way and that at least some of my lines drew a smattering of laughter. I did it with a British accent somewhere between Terry Thomas and Rex Harrison.
The sensation of this kind of performance was what I would imagine ballroom dancing might be like. A fluid and coordinated dance of repartee, movement, and subtext. To have performed with experienced actors was great experience and I am eager to do it again.
