Three Days of Rain
28/07/07 20:18
Theatre Company: Silo
Writer: Richard Greenberg
Director: Shane Bosher
Actors: Glen Drake, Eryn Wilson, Tandi Wright
Location: Silo Theatre
How does history collide with the human heart?
A brother, his sister and their childhood friend gather to divide the estate of their late fathers. Both were longtime friends and partners in architecture; their legacy is the brilliant Janeway House, a daring and much-celebrated icon of American design. But who was the provocateur, and who the follower?
In this tense and brittle reunion, the children are offered a lesson in perspective - and not just of the architectural kind. When their father’s diary is discovered, the siblings use it as a tool to unlock the relationships between the two men and the women in their lives, decades before. Over three days of rain, a creative dilemma and romantic import that none of them could ever have imagined comes to light. The past is the present (and the future too).
A witty, urbane take on the nature of inheritance and the peril of interpreting the past from the writer of TAKE ME OUT.
I wasn’t looking forward to this as a production of the same play in Sarasota had been pretty underwhelming. However, the proximity of the Silo theatre made this production more accessible and therefore enjoyable.
Writer: Richard Greenberg
Director: Shane Bosher
Actors: Glen Drake, Eryn Wilson, Tandi Wright
Location: Silo Theatre
Synopsis:
How does history collide with the human heart?
A brother, his sister and their childhood friend gather to divide the estate of their late fathers. Both were longtime friends and partners in architecture; their legacy is the brilliant Janeway House, a daring and much-celebrated icon of American design. But who was the provocateur, and who the follower?
In this tense and brittle reunion, the children are offered a lesson in perspective - and not just of the architectural kind. When their father’s diary is discovered, the siblings use it as a tool to unlock the relationships between the two men and the women in their lives, decades before. Over three days of rain, a creative dilemma and romantic import that none of them could ever have imagined comes to light. The past is the present (and the future too).
A witty, urbane take on the nature of inheritance and the peril of interpreting the past from the writer of TAKE ME OUT.
Thoughts on this Production:
I wasn’t looking forward to this as a production of the same play in Sarasota had been pretty underwhelming. However, the proximity of the Silo theatre made this production more accessible and therefore enjoyable.