Thursday, September 29, 2005
JOY, the play
One of the plays that I saw recently while in New York City was a wonderful play, JOY, at the Actors' Playhouse located at 100 7th Ave.So.
JOY, by John Fisher, is mainly the story of a gay man and his trials and tribulations in search of love and happiness. Set in San Francisco during the 1990s, Paul finds love and loses it but realizes at the end that he is capable of having a relationship so there is hope. There is another subplot involving the relationship of two young lesbian women; courtship, meeting the parents, living together, and breaking up and making up.
The play involved song, dance, comedy and drama. The actors were well cast in their roles and all had a lot of credentials. The props and scenery were just enough to evoke the mood but not overpowering; which is to my taste. I laughed and cried which I consider to be the height of success for a theater production.
JOY, by John Fisher, is mainly the story of a gay man and his trials and tribulations in search of love and happiness. Set in San Francisco during the 1990s, Paul finds love and loses it but realizes at the end that he is capable of having a relationship so there is hope. There is another subplot involving the relationship of two young lesbian women; courtship, meeting the parents, living together, and breaking up and making up.
The play involved song, dance, comedy and drama. The actors were well cast in their roles and all had a lot of credentials. The props and scenery were just enough to evoke the mood but not overpowering; which is to my taste. I laughed and cried which I consider to be the height of success for a theater production.
Countess Bedelia 9/29/2005 09:56:00 AM