The Perfect Show

So today I saw "We Will Rock You" and "Dr. Faustus" at the dominon and globe theater. These shows combined today made me realize just how much I missed performing and theater. During We Will Rock you I had chills during Somebody to Love.

But it was Dr Faust that was the perfect show. Now in theater there is never a mention of a "Perfect Show" something always can be improved. The reason I call this show the perfect show is many reasons including style of the performance, actors and the theater.

The performance had no huge sets but some very creative costumes and props to make the demons and dragons through out the show. the very beginning chorus members were used as book shelves for the various books. They also served to translate any other languages into English. This was pretty entertaining. From the start there was highly choreographer movement of chorus dressed like scholars in all black with books. The performance continued with always finding the comedy of what could be a very serious play. I laughed during the entire performance. The best is during one visit to a king by faust the king hits two tennis balls in to the audience. Well one tennis ball gets thrown back and this shocks the actors playing faust and the King who both break turn to the audience laugh and then get back to the show. Normally this would fowned upon breaking character but the whole show felt like the cast was having as much fun on stage as we were watching them. I think this is what made the show perfect I could tell the actors were having a blast with the show.

The had the live music all original works with singing incorporated into the show and all sound effects were done by the chorus characters or the band. The eerie noises and wooshing noise from the chorus were the most entertaining. Though every chorus character played a multiple of characters which was fun to see.

As far as the principle characters Mephistopheles was amazing. He was able to be this tortured former angel now stuck in hell and with Faust. At other times he was Faust best friend there to enjoy all the practical jokes but seeming to always have a tortured look about him. Also he just looked bad ass. All the costumes were traditional but they were perfect.

Faust- this actor was incredibly charming with the audience for in the globe there is a lot of audience interaction. Not only that but you almost did not feel bad for Faust anymore at the end he really did a beautiful job and portraying Faust and his foolishness.

These two kind of remind me of Spencer and I though I think I am Faust in this one. Either I left this show wanting to take another four years of school to study theater, piano and vocal performance (you can do all of that in four years yes?) but eye lids are getting heavy bus trip soon. TTYL