Well directed by UVic faculty member Peter McGuire, and featuring oodles of talent onstage, The Hot L Baltimore is a superior theatre department production not to be missed.
Sometimes in theatre everything somehow comes together: the acting, the direction, the set, the costumes. Such rare occasions can be invigorating and are often thrilling.
Wilson’s comedy-drama delves into a low-rent netherworld in the tradition of John Patrick Shanley, Sam Shepard — with perhaps a rosy dollop of Tennessee Williams nostalgia stirred in. The playwright has genuine empathy and respect for his characters; a trio of sex workers, for instance, are portrayed affectionately and without judgement.
In short, it’s potentially difficult terrain to navigate. Yet a talented student cast pulled it off Thursday night with an assured aplomb any professional troupe might envy. There’s oodles of talent on stage. Samantha Frew captured the hope and vitality of “Girl,” a hot-panted sex worker who floats aimlessly through life like a dandelion seed-head. Sophie Taylor is strong as April, an older, savvier street-walker who lobs comic utterances such as: “I’m gonna go to bed before I get bitter.”
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