{"id":14517,"date":"2017-08-15T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=14517"},"modified":"2017-08-16T08:06:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T15:06:38","slug":"bed-and-breakfast-thought-provoking-highly-rewarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/08\/15\/bed-and-breakfast-thought-provoking-highly-rewarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed and Breakfast<\/em> thought-provoking, highly rewarding"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve seen a play like Bed and Breakfast.<\/em> Maybe because I directed plays in high school, I appreciate watching two cast members play a handful of different characters, as they did in this play.<\/p>\n

Once the actors (one of whom, Mark Crawford, wrote the play) found their theatre legs, the speed, focus, and precision with which they switched between a vast array of roles\u2014from an over-flamboyant closeted homosexual to a confused, withdrawn teenager\u2014 using only their voices, well-exaggerated facial expressions, and a skillfully rounded plethora of body language, was on par with Robin Williams or any of the theatrical-comic greats.<\/p>\n

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Bed and Breakfast<\/em> centres around two gay men who open a bed and breakfast in a small tourist town (photo by Andr\u00e9e Lanthier).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This play makes up in writing, characterization, and sheer versatility what it lacks in setting. The audience was in stitches because of its creative and relatable humour, but Bed and Breakfast<\/em> also doesn\u2019t shy away from making audience members think about their own values and experiences, with a few very intense, dramatic moments looking at the lack of acceptance of homosexuality in 2017 in some societies. The play registers on a deeply human level.<\/p>\n

At times, the lights and sound were inconsistent: the two characters\u2019 cellphone ringtones were mixed up, and occasionally a sound effect or two was out of sync\u2014just enough to be noticeable\u2014with a character\u2019s action. These things were there, but they were small business and did not put much of a damper on a truly memorable night of laughter, introspection, and good clean theatre, the acting and writing portion of which was truly incredible.<\/p>\n

This is a fast-paced, no-nonsense, high-reward performance that made me laugh until I cried. It\u2019s relatable. It\u2019s thought-provoking. It\u2019s worth your attention for two hours, and, rest assured, it will get it.<\/p>\n

Bed and Breakfast
\n<\/em>Until Sunday, August 27
\nVarious prices, The Belfry Theatre
\nbelfry.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve seen a play like Bed and Breakfast. Maybe because I directed plays in high school, I appreciate watching two cast members play a handful of different characters, as they did in this play. Once the actors (one of whom, Mark Crawford, wrote the play) found their theatre legs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t