opened its season earlier in the month with the lighthearted musical, a cunningly constructed, seemingly cozy piece with darkness at its core. The protagonist, Mrs. K, appears to be a typical kindly piano teacher, now retired and sitting alone in her home, talking about her past students.
Dwayne Carrington readily agreed when asked by Cardell to direct. He's no stranger to issues of identity and empathy. I first saw him on stage twenty years ago, in Shadow Theatre Company’s production of Athol Fugard’sHe played a kindly teacher — also known by an initial: Mr. M — who works at a school in a poor Black township. He is supervising debate preparation between a spirited young white girl and the area’s star debater, eighteen-year-old Thami.
Although the play is not very long, Carrington finds it profoundly nuanced. “The show and the characters are so complex, you can’t read it once and get it," he says."Every time you read it, there’s a new layer.” “I may take a case where a patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and play it from when it’s first diagnosed to six or seven years later, when the patient is in their last days," he continues."The student has to talk to them, both husband and wife. They have to understand when to use silence, when to talk or not talk. They have to read the room. Eventually, the family has to sit down with the medical team and talk about the patient in their last days.
But the fine new building also had upkeep problems — ongoing funding was an issue, and there were problems with the board. Nickelson resigned, and a year later died of a heart attack.
The Vintage Theatre does a wonderful job on every production we have attended. Check it out!
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