By Ernest Kearney — Owen Thomas’ hour-long playlet relates a story told countless times in the history of this nation; that of immigrants coming to this country in search of a new life.
Here the narrative concerns a young couple, in the early 1800s, who set out on “the waiting mouth of the tiger sea,” leaving their home in Wales, their people and all that is familiar; bringing with them to the new world of America little else save their hopes for the future and devotion to each other.
The language of West is marvelously poetic served in a stylish and shared narrative between the husband and wife as they each recount their travels and tribulations.
And herein lies the great glitch in the piece – there are no tribulations of which to speak. One brief storm at sea and a single leering cad stalking the New York dock make the sum total of all the trials and hurdles between the Old Country and the New that Thomas places before his protagonist.
But that which the tale lacks is superbly made up for in its telling.
Director Gareth Bale and Gwenllian Higginson, the husband and wife of the piece, spin the threadbare story with great style and establish the love between their characters with such compelling sincerity that it renders one insensible to the fact that the play offers little else.
A SILVER MEDAL
WEST
Is playing during the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022
AT
The Broadwater Second Stage
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Thursday, June 9, 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 19, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 23, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 1:00 p.m.
Running Time: 60 minutes
For Tickets and Additional Information:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7530
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