Friday night I went and attended Girls Life play directed by Grant McGowen at the Pinch ‘N’ Ouch Theater. There were 6 main actors and actresses – Janie played by Christie Vozniak, Liza played by Alexa Staudt, Diana played by Jackie Costello, Catey played by Jordan Demers, Jack played by Omer Mughal and Alex played by Pedro Ferreira. Janie’s character was very bubbly and energetic, always talking about herself and her now ex-boyfriend, Alex. He raped her after a party and to defend herself from any future incidents, she reported him and filed a lawsuit against him. Catey and Liza had a love affair, but on the other hand Catey had a boyfriend with whom she was going to get married. Diana was a married woman, but fell in love with her personal
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The play was presented in a way that the viewers could relate to completely. Unfortunately, we judge and draw conclusions about others just by their looks or their attitude, but we have no idea what that person can be going through. This topic was perfectly outlined by the display of these 6 people’s lives. We all have issues and demons that we have to fight with. By saying this I am trying to prove that the reflection of our experiences and the fostering of community were the 2 “Values of Art” within this play. The characters presented real life situations that some or most of us have as an experience. Therefore, we could reflect on them and have a deeper understanding of them since now we were watching it as outsiders. Diana’s divorce, Janie’s troubled relationship(s) and Catey’s secret. With these ideas, they also fostered our community’s belief system. They challenged it and wanted us to realize that we can all be in those situations, if we are not already in them. Since the setting was in a big city in our modern times, it made the comprehension of the story easier. When in the bar with Janie and Alex, we see Janie trying to apologize for reporting him, even though he should be the one being sorry for destroying a woman’s trust in men sexually. I think it is respectful that Janie tried to make things better, whereas Alex only cared about his own self-good. Also, Diana’s and Jack’s
The play was presented in a way that the viewers could relate to completely. Unfortunately, we judge and draw conclusions about others just by their looks or their attitude, but we have no idea what that person can be going through. This topic was perfectly outlined by the display of these 6 people’s lives. We all have issues and demons that we have to fight with. By saying this I am trying to prove that the reflection of our experiences and the fostering of community were the 2 “Values of Art” within this play. The characters presented real life situations that some or most of us have as an experience. Therefore, we could reflect on them and have a deeper understanding of them since now we were watching it as outsiders. Diana’s divorce, Janie’s troubled relationship(s) and Catey’s secret. With these ideas, they also fostered our community’s belief system. They challenged it and wanted us to realize that we can all be in those situations, if we are not already in them. Since the setting was in a big city in our modern times, it made the comprehension of the story easier. When in the bar with Janie and Alex, we see Janie trying to apologize for reporting him, even though he should be the one being sorry for destroying a woman’s trust in men sexually. I think it is respectful that Janie tried to make things better, whereas Alex only cared about his own self-good. Also, Diana’s and Jack’s