In my opinion the show as a whole, was successful. Searching for Eden: The diaries of Adam and Eve follows the first couple as they struggle to find their way, not only in life but in their relationship. We watch as they stumble and fall, come back together, and rediscover a lost love that they had forgotten long ago, along with their precious memories of the Garden of Eden. James Still’s adaptation on the well-known play by Mark Twain brings us a beautiful romantic tale, that makes us laugh, cry, and think a little deeper.
The differing actors preforming the characters brought new life and excitement to a role each time you started becoming comfortable with the latest actor/actress. During the first act, directed by Baxter Willhelm, I found …show more content…
I was loving the show, and was eager to return to my seat for act two. It was then that I was somewhat disappointed. There were many good things about the second act, but I continued to find things I disliked. To begin with the character switching, it was somewhat choppy, and confusing. As an audience member I was left trying to connect the dots. It is one thing to keep your audience on their toes, it is another to lose them completely. I believe that it was in the second act that we began to see the audience drift away, and become less interested in the show. However, Alana Ghent (director of act two) was brilliant to incorporate different genders into each role, and I found the concept of gender bending innovative, and wonderful.
One actor in particular stuck out to me in the second act, and that was Brandon McCoy. From the moment he entered the stage I was drawn to his presence. It did not matter if he was performing as Adam or Eve, he was doing it flawlessly. When performing the character Eve, I noticed everything down to the smallest of motions, from the way he sat, to the way he held his paper, the shear detail he put in to acting, and becoming a women astounded me. Then he returned, now performing as Adam and I was not
The differing actors preforming the characters brought new life and excitement to a role each time you started becoming comfortable with the latest actor/actress. During the first act, directed by Baxter Willhelm, I found …show more content…
I was loving the show, and was eager to return to my seat for act two. It was then that I was somewhat disappointed. There were many good things about the second act, but I continued to find things I disliked. To begin with the character switching, it was somewhat choppy, and confusing. As an audience member I was left trying to connect the dots. It is one thing to keep your audience on their toes, it is another to lose them completely. I believe that it was in the second act that we began to see the audience drift away, and become less interested in the show. However, Alana Ghent (director of act two) was brilliant to incorporate different genders into each role, and I found the concept of gender bending innovative, and wonderful.
One actor in particular stuck out to me in the second act, and that was Brandon McCoy. From the moment he entered the stage I was drawn to his presence. It did not matter if he was performing as Adam or Eve, he was doing it flawlessly. When performing the character Eve, I noticed everything down to the smallest of motions, from the way he sat, to the way he held his paper, the shear detail he put in to acting, and becoming a women astounded me. Then he returned, now performing as Adam and I was not