Sunday, May 18, 2008
Love’s divide
I’d had a couple of rough days. They happen to us all. When Trish emailed asking if I wanted to see a funny play, I immediately said yes, and met her and her friends Sian and Aliya at the Duplex on Christopher Street for the 10pm performance of Love’s Divide, which bills itself as an unromantic comedy.It took a couple from pre-dating, to marriage and children, then the various mental phases of divorce of divorce, including anger and regret, ending not comedically, but touchingly. At the beginning and end of the play, there was interaction between the two actors, but the middle was a series of monologues.
I’m always interested in hearing two sides of the same story. When personally involved, we understand so little of what the other person is perceiving and feeling, and whereas we like to put our own spin on what they might wish to say to us, or what they might want us to do, we will invariably be wrong. This play brilliantly explores both sides. The actors also wrote it – she, her part, and he, his.
After first Aliya – very tired – then Sian – work early in the morning – left, Trish and I chatted. She had been separated for two years, but her divorce finally came through in the last month, and I knew that some of the things in the play would be perceived by her in the light of her experiences. And certainly there was enough to provoke thought – not only directly related to her - that we talked for some time.
The part that stuck more with me was how both the man and the woman started by detailing why they were alone and saying that it was by choice, and they ended by admitting that they had indeed been fooling themselves; that it had been self-protection. I have no doubt that this isn’t true for everyone who says that they are better alone, and there are times in each of our lives when we are not ready to not be alone, but I do think that for most, the illusion constructed and lived probably doesn’t fool anyone, including themselves.
Oh. If you have a chance to see this play, take it. The audience is encouraged to participate and the actors are excellent and personable. They will be happy to chat with you afterwards. Much of what they do is scripted, but they do ad lib most effectively, based upon the audience interaction. Check out the website: http://lovesdivide.com/
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I’m always interested in hearing two sides of the same story. When personally involved, we understand so little of what the other person is perceiving and feeling, and whereas we like to put our own spin on what they might wish to say to us, or what they might want us to do, we will invariably be wrong. This play brilliantly explores both sides. The actors also wrote it – she, her part, and he, his.
After first Aliya – very tired – then Sian – work early in the morning – left, Trish and I chatted. She had been separated for two years, but her divorce finally came through in the last month, and I knew that some of the things in the play would be perceived by her in the light of her experiences. And certainly there was enough to provoke thought – not only directly related to her - that we talked for some time.
The part that stuck more with me was how both the man and the woman started by detailing why they were alone and saying that it was by choice, and they ended by admitting that they had indeed been fooling themselves; that it had been self-protection. I have no doubt that this isn’t true for everyone who says that they are better alone, and there are times in each of our lives when we are not ready to not be alone, but I do think that for most, the illusion constructed and lived probably doesn’t fool anyone, including themselves.
Oh. If you have a chance to see this play, take it. The audience is encouraged to participate and the actors are excellent and personable. They will be happy to chat with you afterwards. Much of what they do is scripted, but they do ad lib most effectively, based upon the audience interaction. Check out the website: http://lovesdivide.com/
