Spring Break
Nice People stick to mission, present moving 'Psalms'
Erica Hope
Issue date: 10/31/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Placed upon a show flyer reads the simple statement, "Two stepsisters are brought together by their parents death."
Yes, this is true, but this meager information is not enough to exult the powerful plot to this production.
From two different walks of life, the sisters Greta, an old news anchor whose harshness the viewer sees is a mere front to safeguard her from pain, and the quirky and deeply afflicted Moo, are joined.
Their conversation is suspenseful and twisted as it unlocks a plagued past within each of the sisters and the lives around them.
The actresses, Janice Rowland and Rachael Joffred, Greta and Moo, respectively, placed a spell over the theater.
At times, there was so much power and emotion shining through their eyes that it rolled out in real tears.
Not sobs or quakes, but slow wetness dripping down their cheeks.
The house was filled with that same pit-of-the-stomach emotion - my cheeks even moistened along with the actresses. I have never been so moved by a theatrical performance - ever.
This show will provide a once in a lifetime experience to any viewer.
"Psalms of a Questionable Nature" is affordable and put on by those who have striven for and reached perfection.
Words cannot do this production justice.
"Psalms of a Questionable Nature" is running now through Nov. 9 at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 5.
Individual tickets are $15 and can be found online at www.nicepeopletheater.org.
If you are looking for a deal, Nov. 3's "industry night" tickets can be purchased beforehand at www.funsavers.com for only $7.50.
Yes, this is true, but this meager information is not enough to exult the powerful plot to this production.
From two different walks of life, the sisters Greta, an old news anchor whose harshness the viewer sees is a mere front to safeguard her from pain, and the quirky and deeply afflicted Moo, are joined.
Their conversation is suspenseful and twisted as it unlocks a plagued past within each of the sisters and the lives around them.
The actresses, Janice Rowland and Rachael Joffred, Greta and Moo, respectively, placed a spell over the theater.
At times, there was so much power and emotion shining through their eyes that it rolled out in real tears.
Not sobs or quakes, but slow wetness dripping down their cheeks.
The house was filled with that same pit-of-the-stomach emotion - my cheeks even moistened along with the actresses. I have never been so moved by a theatrical performance - ever.
This show will provide a once in a lifetime experience to any viewer.
"Psalms of a Questionable Nature" is affordable and put on by those who have striven for and reached perfection.
Words cannot do this production justice.
"Psalms of a Questionable Nature" is running now through Nov. 9 at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 5.
Individual tickets are $15 and can be found online at www.nicepeopletheater.org.
If you are looking for a deal, Nov. 3's "industry night" tickets can be purchased beforehand at www.funsavers.com for only $7.50.
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