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| - This is the small little theater in Town Square, across from Yard House's entrance. We came here to watch a show called Red Dress.
The theater itself is small and intimate, and reminded me of my elementary school's auditorium. The front stage is raised and behind it is pipe and drape to block the backstage area. The seating area looks like it would fit 100 people or so. The seats are definitely refurbished from an older theater because you can feel the lumpy and springy seats. It was comfortable enough for the almost 2-hour show.
The show itself was entertaining and interesting. I don't want to give too much away but it is a story about a woman's life, trials and tribulations. The gentleman that introduced the show told us that some parts of the play could be true or not, and we could be the judge of that. It seems like it could be a series of true events from several different people, but I wouldn't be surprised if all of these things happened to one person. If it did, it is certainly a hard life to live.
I am usually a rainbows and butterflies type of person and do not like negativity in my life, so I do not actively seek to watch dark shows, but this was the type of show that reminds you of what still happens in our world today. Some themes are: control, gender roles, oppression.
In addition, the show is filled with African /tribal dance which kept the show lively. I think the weirdest thing is that the show ended in an abrupt dance finale, I think because it feels better to end on a happy note than just the ending the story.
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