Danielle Florence as Gladys (left) and Julie Forrest as Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth (photo by David Lowes).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThe director [Linda Hardy] has been wanting to do this show for several years and finally had the opportunity because she had the actors for it,\u201d explains the play\u2019s associate director, Chari Arespacochaga. \u201cShe says that as the years went by and she actually had to wait to put the show on stage, it seems more and more relevant to what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show, written in the \u201940s and set in many different time periods, is about a family\u0143essentially, humanity\u0143and their journey through an ice age, a war, global warming, the Depression, and other difficult points in the history of man.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you just read it based off just the summary, it seems heavy-handed,\u201d says Arespacochaga, who says that there\u2019s more to the play than there initially seems to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are references to the ice age, there are references to the war, but when you think about it and actually see it, it\u2019s quite entertaining. The gist of it is the dynamics of a family and really the dynamics of being human, and I think that it doesn\u2019t matter what era those things happen in, it still stands. It\u2019s really about mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilder saw his plays as a bit of relief for those whose lives were in need of inspiration, explains Arespacochaga.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was writing it at a time when he felt like America needed some inspiration because of the war, and his message is, \u2018You know what? We have survived worse things by the skin of our teeth, and we will continue to do so.\u2019 It\u2019s very optimistic; it believes in humanity a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The play feature 25 cast members doing over 60 roles, and Arespacochaga is highly anticipating its opening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a great evening of a little black comedy,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s very moving. The story really is about a family that represents humanity and all the things that humanity has gone through throughout the years. It\u2019s the history of the human race; there\u2019s bound to be something we\u2019re going to laugh at.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Skin of Our Teeth<\/i>
\nUntil November 23,
\nPhoenix Theatre, UVic
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