SlowAnna

Tonight I went to see SlowAnna, Jeremy Menekseoglu's latest play. I found it quite moving.

It's about a teacher who comes to a school for problem children, who tries to actually reach and teach them. It is more macabre than sugarcoated, but in the end I found it both uplifting and tear-provoking. The whole production felt tightly focused - moreso than some of Dream Theatre's other work.

The acting was intense, but not over the top. Colby Sellers was magnetically compelling as the school's peculiar principal, and Anna Weiler just lit up the stage as the victimized but finally triumphant Johanna.

I liked the performance so much that I'm tempted to see it again.

I'm predicting fame
Even though it's hard to say his name.