NOW Magazine released their Best of the Fest for SummerWorks, and dust was selected as one of the Outstanding New Plays and Outstanding Productions. Brandon Coffey and Jessica Moss were selected in the Outstanding Performances category!
Congratulations to the JSquared Team!
http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=164549
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Reviews
From NOW Magazine
Dust
Company: Jsquared Productions
Rating: NNNN
Venue: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace
Show times:
Friday Aug 08/2008 - 04:00 PM
Saturday Aug 09/2008 - 06:00 PM
Sunday Aug 10/2008 - 10:00 PM
Wednesday Aug 13/2008 - 06:00 PM
Thursday Aug 14/2008 - 08:00 PM
Friday Aug 15/2008 - 10:00 PM
Saturday Aug 16/2008 - 04:00 PM
Reviewed by: Jon Kaplan
Two American soldiers meet and fall in love in Abu Ghraib prison. What's surprising about Jason Maghanoy's play is the tenderness of their relationship, mixed with the atrocities they commit against their prisoners. Under the playwright's direction, Brandon Coffey and Jessica Moss create a nuanced couple, sweet and touching one minute and insensitively right-wing the next.
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Another review from Megan Mooney, BlogTO contributor and author of Mooney on Theatre
Dust
A love story set in Abu Ghraib prison, only, really, so much more than a love story. The two actors brought this intimate space and essentially bare stage to life. The show is really bloody good. I would even say excellent. The actors were bang-on, the script was interesting, the directing was good.
The show weaves a set of complex and conflicting emotions which are fascinating to watch develop through the nuances of the story and the acting. John (my show-partner) pointed out that the actors not only had the emotional aspects down, but they also nailed the technical parts of acting, things like keeping your cues tight, really listening to the other person talking, things like that. It was very impressive to watch. It's nice to watch actors and end up forgetting that they're actors.
This is definitely one to check out - with the caveat that it's not an 'easy' play. It's great to watch, but sometimes it's hard to hear the words and think about the content. There are laughs, but this show isn't a comedy.
Dust continues at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace on with shows on Aug 14 (8:00PM), August 15 (10:00PM), and August 16 (4:00PM). For more info, visit the Summerworks website.
http://www.blogto.com/theatre/2008/08/thursday_theatre_review_summerworks/
Dust
Company: Jsquared Productions
Rating: NNNN
Venue: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace
Show times:
Friday Aug 08/2008 - 04:00 PM
Saturday Aug 09/2008 - 06:00 PM
Sunday Aug 10/2008 - 10:00 PM
Wednesday Aug 13/2008 - 06:00 PM
Thursday Aug 14/2008 - 08:00 PM
Friday Aug 15/2008 - 10:00 PM
Saturday Aug 16/2008 - 04:00 PM
Reviewed by: Jon Kaplan
Two American soldiers meet and fall in love in Abu Ghraib prison. What's surprising about Jason Maghanoy's play is the tenderness of their relationship, mixed with the atrocities they commit against their prisoners. Under the playwright's direction, Brandon Coffey and Jessica Moss create a nuanced couple, sweet and touching one minute and insensitively right-wing the next.
-
Another review from Megan Mooney, BlogTO contributor and author of Mooney on Theatre
Dust
A love story set in Abu Ghraib prison, only, really, so much more than a love story. The two actors brought this intimate space and essentially bare stage to life. The show is really bloody good. I would even say excellent. The actors were bang-on, the script was interesting, the directing was good.
The show weaves a set of complex and conflicting emotions which are fascinating to watch develop through the nuances of the story and the acting. John (my show-partner) pointed out that the actors not only had the emotional aspects down, but they also nailed the technical parts of acting, things like keeping your cues tight, really listening to the other person talking, things like that. It was very impressive to watch. It's nice to watch actors and end up forgetting that they're actors.
This is definitely one to check out - with the caveat that it's not an 'easy' play. It's great to watch, but sometimes it's hard to hear the words and think about the content. There are laughs, but this show isn't a comedy.
Dust continues at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace on with shows on Aug 14 (8:00PM), August 15 (10:00PM), and August 16 (4:00PM). For more info, visit the Summerworks website.
http://www.blogto.com/theatre/2008/08/thursday_theatre_review_summerworks/
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