Life X 3 is playing at the Bathhouse Theatre, an in-the-round theatre in Greenlake Park, built in what used to be the old bathhouse changing rooms. Walk out the door, you're looking at the lake.
Four great actors -- or rather, three great actors and one decent one who, though, was so perfectly cast for her type that she easily held her own -- with a wonderful director. The script is okay, engaging but nothing special. It shows the same scene of a couple having another couple for dinner, in three different ways. I like that kind of thing, so knew I'd enjoy the evening.
I felt like I was seeing the best-of-breed of traditional theatre. Real, warm acting, showcased in an intimate setting, so you're right up next to this gloriousness. True chamber theatre. I hope I learn to block as well, as unobtrusively, as this director; Daniel Wilson, a Carnegie-Mellon MFA guy. He knows when to let them stand still, when to swirl them into new arrangements.
The ACTORS made this a night to remember.
Watching actors this skillful play together is a treat that comes along far too seldom. I left feeling inspired, rejuvenated, redeemed, hopeful.
The script is written to kill standing ovations -- it peters out, rather than ending with a bang -- but I stood anyway. Right away, the only standing ovation, and glad to give it.
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The actors were Galen Joseph Osier (fantastic), Terry Edward Moore (also great), Lisa Viertel (long-time great), and Kady Douglas (red-haired woman, used to act in all the Liberty Deli shows). Steeplechase Prod'ns, who used to own Liberty Deli, did this show.
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