Take 5: An Evening of One-Act Plays makes good on its promise of delivery an evening of entertainment appealing to people on different levels.
A diverse cast round out the plays, which are funny, sad, enlightening and above all, enjoyable to watch.
In just one act, each play manages to give more than a glimpse into the lives of the people in the stories they tell. The skill of the acting as well as the directors is shown through the development of characters, which is the crux of each of the short plays.
"It's all about the acting," said director Dan Jarvis in a previous interview and his comments are right on the mark.starring Jacques Slik, Jen Cho, Matt Thiesssen and Laurence Byers and directed by Jarvis, is the story of a man dealing with Alzheimer's disease and the confusion and suffering he deals with personally as well as the pain it causes his family, in particularly his daughter, played by Cho. The connection between the onstage father and daughter is eminent and Slik shines in the role of the confused old man.
directed by Chayan Bayat, is a satire on life in New York and what it takes to be ultra-trendy in the Big Apple. Both the man and woman in the play performed by Paula Casey and Rick Tandrup suffer from bachelor girl disease as they meet, fall in love, and wed in a New York style.
directed by Treena Mooney, stood out in the series as a hilarious take on first encounters. The speed of this play and the agility of Amanda Anderson and Rob Michaels to change roles, adds to the comic aspects of the performance.
The mood of the evening is switch again with also directed by Jarvis. In this story a mother and father, played by Kathy Daniels and Skai Stevenson, are seeking a perfect child from a Designer Genes sales rep, played by Sara Douglas. The tale unfolds and the couple breaks down in front of the audience as they remember their own son and their overwhelming desires to be perfect parents to a perfect child and "keep ahead of the Jones."
Finally, closes the evening with the story of a young girl searching for someone to fill the role as her mother. Directed by Paul Fletcher, the young girl in the play, performed by Megan Fletcher, believes she has found this person in a women sitting next to her on a plane, played by Carla Fuhre. However the woman is reluctant to embark on such a relationship and the story unfolds as each struggles to have their way strapped in next to each other on a plane.
This Friday and Saturday (May 26-27) will be the last opportunities to view Take 5 an evening of One Act Plays. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors at the BAG and Mostly Books. Doors open 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
