St. John’s Short Plays Festival provides tough act to follow
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The St. John’s Shorts wrapped up their fourth short plays festival on Sunday, after three consecutive weekends jam-packed with shows. Over the course of the September festival, 26 shows were performed on the LSPU Hall stage. Each week featured a new lineup, presenting six plays each night, running Thursday to Sunday, with a series of matinees on the final weekend
I managed to catch 11 short plays, spending Friday, Sept. 13 and 20 in the Hall, and was left wishing I had been able to see more.
Congrats to everyone involved on another successful year of St. John’s Shorts.
Power Productions: “In Your Eyes,” by Paul David Power
Once again, Paul David Power has succeeded in making me sob in public. I don’t cry very often, even in private, but somehow PDP knows exactly how to make tears flow from my face.
This time, it was the heart-wrenching subject matter and beautiful performance that got me.
Michael Nolan and Power star as a father/son duo exploring unknown territory as Dad’s Alzheimer’s forces him to move into a home.
A work in development, I already cannot wait to cry again at the full-length version of this deeply moving play.
– Wendy Rose