Author name: Marie Bonfils

“The Twilight Zone Live”

Since I only vaguely remember the TV series the “Twilight Zone” it was with a certain amount of trepidation that I attended Theatre Schmeater’s “Twilight Zone Live”, at ACT Theatre on opening night, Friday April 6th. Although I had a vague premonition that Twilight Zone had a cult following, I was not prepared for the delightful audience enthusiasm which added to the charm of the evening. It was not quite on a par with the audiences in Rocky Horror Picture Show but give it time.

I knew I was in for it, when the director of “Nine 10-minute Comedies about Death, Sex: Election Season” Shawn Belyea, managed to get in the Anglo-Saxon word for feces and the diminutive for Richard, as a slang word for a man’s appendage, all in the same sentence, while asking the audience to turn off their cell phones With the exception of one of the plays “Sex Life”, by Wayne Rawley, the audience got an overdose of profanity, contempt, very little creativity and the sort of humor which is largely forgettable because it lacks any insight into the serious issues of life.

“If you’ve got a good curtain call, the audience leaves thinking the show was good, even if it wasn’t.” Director Neal Newman

This quote more or less sums up the recent production of “A Chorus Line” produced by Seattle Musical Theatre.

Good Intentions Not Enough

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