This drama is written by Scott Elmegreen & Drew
Fornarola and directed by Donald Horn.
It is playing at their space, 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. (free parking lot to
the West of the building), through March 23rd. For more information, go to their site at www.trianglepro.org or call 503-239-5919.
Love is definitely a Centerpiece in our Society. But a definition of it will probably vary
with every individual. A common
misconception of it in films, is that Love is confused with Lust, and that has
complicated many a relationship. Also,
it seems to be a forgone conclusion that getting married and having kids is the
only purpose we have in life. Human
Beings are a lot more complex than that, believe me. And so, in this case, we have a man, who
loves a woman, but who also love another man.
What do do…what to do…?
Ben (Zachary Taylor Warner), a stock broker, living in the
Boston area, has a long-standing relationship with a cancer research scientist,
Emily (Jennie Spector), who only lives a couple miles away. He’s a bit uptight in the social arena and
she is bit of a workaholic. But, both
being in their mid-twenties, after five years they have seemed to have created
a comfortable pattern of existence for themselves.
That is until Ben starts having some doubts as to his sexual
identity. It seems that in his teens he
had a couple of attractions to the same sex but shrugged them off. And so, he meets Chris (Colin Kane), a
twenty-year-old college student, majoring in history, who seems pretty sure of
who he is and what he wants. And so, it becomes a sort of reverse of the
Svengali relationship as, in this case, the student must teach the master.
Of course, a confrontation will occur at some point between
the three of them and decisions will have to be made. Who will end up with whom, well, I won’t be a
spoiler so, you’ll just have to see it for yourselves. The bulk of the story does concern some
pretty heady discussions regarding sex, science, nature vs nurture, emotions,
philosophy and history, as well as the obvious stigmas attached. It is quite a fascinating dialogue but the
play ends quite suddenly and abruptly with no real conclusion in sight. But, until then, it is quite compelling.
The actors are all first-rate and quite convincing. One does feel their pain, frustrations and
doubts, as they travel through this journey of
self-discovery. It should also bode
discussions with the audience as to parallels in their own lives. Horn, as always, has given us much fodder for
thought in this very complex and changing social environment.
I do recommend this play but, be aware, the discussions and
situation are quite frank. If you do
choose to see it, please tell them Dennis sent you.
--DJS
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