The play centers on the 1958 bombing of Atlanta’s oldest and most prominent synagogue, The Temple, and that historic event’s aftermath. The show gets an A for creativity and relevance but brings along some risk of character confusion.
Monday, March 06, 2017
‘Temple Bombing’ Retains Urgent Relevance
The play centers on the 1958 bombing of Atlanta’s oldest and most prominent synagogue, The Temple, and that historic event’s aftermath. The show gets an A for creativity and relevance but brings along some risk of character confusion.
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This play does sound relevant in its subject matter and sounds interesting in its execution, but I can relate to the confusion felt by the author of this article. While it is great that the theatrical world is becoming more adaptable in its casting, sometimes it does get hard for the audience to follow that multiple characters are being portrayed by singular actors. I think that there is a limit to how many characters one actor can play before they start to blend together. I am not saying that it can't be done or that it shouldn't be done, but I think more attention would be needed if an actor was play a wide variety of roles. Maybe more focus needs to be spent on the appearance of the actor when it comes to drastic changes in costume and physicality of the actor to provide several convincing characters. Overall, this play sounds like it has the potential to be really compelling and meaningful, but they first need to figure out how to keep the audience focused on that journey and not confused by the characters.
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