Shadowlands
Vintage Theatre: 10/11 –
11/10
Heartfelt and moving, Vintage Theatre’s production of “Shadowlands”
deserves your patronage.
Lorraine Scott
and Craig A Bond have co-directed the show with a tender eye focused on that
great inner debate we all have over when to let the head lead and when the
heart.
Here it centers on C.S. Lewis, the philosopher, theologian and author of
the Narnia tales as he thinks through the great question of why God allows
suffering. As he does he misses or nearly completely misses the gift that keeps
knocking at the door to his own heart.
Verl Hite lends a certain nobility to the role of the reserved writer
and provides a strength that is shored up by the understated humor of the
writing.
Left to Right: Stephanie Schmidt and Verl Hite
Stephanie Schmidt provides dynamic contrast to the over-thinking
propriety of her English friend. Her ability to be out-spoken without ever appearing
sharp or attacking – even when attacked by the philosopher’s friend – draws us
in and makes the final scenes more touching than they might otherwise have
been.
Wade
Livingston shines as “Warnie,” C.S. Lewis’ brother. The naturalness of his
performance is quiet and assured. One only wishes there could have been a puff
of smoke or two from his omnipresent pipe.
Left to Right: Verl Hite and Wade Livingston
Photo credits: DenverMind Media
Frank Haas’ exquisite
lighting design allows for the mundane and the sublime to intermingle.
Tobias Harding’s scenic design is striking and innovative with its tilt
of soaring bookcases flanking the playing space.
Scott and Bond have
provided us as audience with a supporting cast that is a good one and looks so
authentic it could be used for any number of Dickens productions. This show
touches us deeply.
Oct. 11 - Nov
10
Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2:30 p.m.
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