Monday, June 4, 2018

Met Again (review)

Spoilers ahoy!

Met Again from Theatre Unleashed features four characters (two of them playing multiple roles) is the simple but profound tale of a man and woman who fall in love, staying that way.  It might seem nostalgic but is not, not really.  Neither is it sentimental.  The fact it follows through until each of them dies does not make it sad, nor do the often funny/silly antics at the heart of this love story make it a comedy.  Just a simple but profound story.  It explores why maybe we've put so much investment in the idea of romantic love.  Because when it does work, when two people do click and when they make the commitment of staying with each other through disappointment, confusion, betrayal, tension, boredom, forgiveness, etc. then it becomes very much the stuff of dreams.  The cast does a fine job, while the script captures those moments of deceptive complexity with a light but not sugary touch.

PERFORMANCES
June 3 at 6pm
June 10 at 5:30pm
June 15 at 10:30pm
June 20 at 7:30pm
June 23 at 5pm
LOCATION
Studio/Stage 520 North Western Avenue

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