Burnt Umber

October 17th 2007

Burnt Umber
Created and Performed by: Anne Sorce and Liza Zapol
Directed by: Rachel Eckerling

This is a new show and I believe I saw the first public performance of it. There are many small elements I liked. The found object props, the concept of the show, the relationship between them and many very emotional moments had me. It shows they have put a lot of work and time into this show. When you have a new show sometimes the hardest thing is to start having fun. It is a very green show and now they need to perform it as much as possible and start to make necessary changes. Would love to see their clowns enjoy themselves more. It is also nice to see two women clowns do a show that is not about cleaning and laundry, but taking on the working modern woman in the corporate world. There build office prop is great and they use it totally. The surprise inside is a surprise.

One thing I loved is the credits in their program. It is worth going to the show just to get a copy of their program to know how to credit properly. They have not hit the mark with Burnt Umber yet but by being open to change they can.
One more show Saturday night at October 20th at 10:30
By: Stanley Allan Sherman