Went to see a show last night called "Visiting Mr. Green" at the Carpenter Square Theater...gotta love a two show Saturday (here's to getting out of work at 4PM on a Saturday!).
Carpenter Square Theater is a community theater in it's 21st Season in Oklahoma City...and if this show is any indication of their usual performance quality...they do good work! The venue was interesting...arena style seating on four sides...maybe 400 to 500 seats with the acting area on the floor...somwhere around a 20'x40' acting space.
Visiting Mr. Green is a two person show about the older Jewish generation's religious beliefs conflicts with the 21st Century world and reality. A younger man (Ross) has to do weekly Community Service visitations with Mr. Green who he almost hit with his car when Mr. Green walked out into traffic. The first act deals with the development of the two characters and their new forced relationship, along the way Ross is accepted by Mr. Green as we find out that he is also Jewish and ends with the relevation that Ross is a "fagaela". Act two deals with the initial rejection from Mr. Green which mirrors Ross' family's reaction and most of accepted society's as well. We also find out that Mr. Green has a daughter who has married a "goyim" (my apologies for any Yiddish mispellings) and is considered dead by Mr. Green. The second act brings about the acceptance from Mr. Green that Ross has yet to receive from his parents along with the eventual reconciliation between Mr. Green and his daughter (who we never see) with her knock on the door to end the play.
All in all a very good and moving show...both actors were entrancing...especially finding out that the man playing Mr. Green had recently suffered from a stroke this past December. If this performance is any indication of the usualy production quailty at Carpenter Square Theater...I would suggest treating yourself to a show there if you are in the Oklahoma City area.
Did I mention they had a bar the was open before the performance and during intermission...and that you could bring your beverage (and snack) into the theater?
All I had was a glass of wine before the show and at intermission...but it was a nice touch.
Gotta run down for some breakfast...
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Saw "Visiting Mr. Green" at Clague earlier in the year. Frank Mularo and Mark Mayo in the roles. Skip Corris directed. Great show all the way around. Sorry to hear about your root canal. As another who has inherited bad teeth, I do feel your pain. Hopefully all is better.
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Chris just finished reading "Mr. Green" and was telling me about it. Sounds interesting - almost like a show we saw years ago at the Cleveland Playhouse - "The Immigrant".
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