My my my, how long it has been since my last posting. I just haven't had anything to talk about. Actually, I still don't have a lot to talk about except for my boyfriend's new play. Some of you who know me have already heard about this play ( perhaps more than once), but for those of you who haven't - well, I'll tell you about it. The play is called "QUAD" and the premise goes like this. It's a story about Jessie (who with his partner) wants to adopt a special needs child. Oddly, Jessie also has a disability and the audience is then pulled into a character study of Jessie and the relationships around him/her. I say him/her becuase in this play Jessie could be acted out by either a man or a woman, depending on how the audience decides. What this means is that at the start of the play every night, the audience will cast their vote for which actor will play the roles in the play. Sounds like fun? How about stressful? Cyril (my boyfriend) has had to memorize the lines for all 4 roles and on top of that he has been doing character work for each of the roles. Needless to say, it has been a whirlwind and I think it's been a great challenge for him.
Cyril and the other actors in this play will have to explore gay relationships and other unique life circumstances in light of the play. So, it should be very interesting to see how the actors choose to act out the different roles every night. The play opens tommorrow in Deep Cove and I'll be seeing it for the first time on Wednesday. But I'll probably go see it more than once. After all, it should be fun to see Cyril once again on stage. I know some people who are going just to see a different side to him. Stay tuned and I'll let you know how it turns out. Until next time, ciao.
