I did not think much of this performance. I expected a lot more. The idea and concept were good, and the performer brought in audience members as her fellow actors, something that did happen with the smaller roles in Shakespeare's days.
The problem with this, is most of the volunteer actors, outshone her. There were points were I zoned in because I heard a new voice, a scene was made more comedic or just the simple fact of scene being more interesting with more than one character.
Her performance was good, it just lacked a little flair, I found my concentration wavering. I enjoy Shakespeare. I like listening to it and watching it but during this performance, I was not able to focus on the performer. With the performance being in the round and only having one actor, it was much easier to lose focus when their back was to you. I think the performance would play better with thrust staging, but that is just one person's opinion.
I think my experience may have been different had I volunteered to participate as you would have been in the world, listening for you're next cue. Whereas when you're simply an onlooker, you don't have to listen for this, you can simply pick and choose what to watch and what to listen to.
2.5/5
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