Wit – Play – SecondStory Repertory

Opening night to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "WIT." It took great skill to effectively intersect cancer with annoying English lit academia. Surpised how much I enjoyed it. Maybe I'm biased cause I work in oncology. Ending needed a little more maturation.
Opening night to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “WIT.” It took great skill to effectively intersect cancer with annoying English lit academia. Surprised how much I enjoyed it. Maybe I’m biased cause I work in oncology. Ending needed a little more maturation.

Type: Play

Recommendation: See it!

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 Stars

Negatives: The ending was a little choppy and awkward. Needs more maturation.

Story, Script, and Lyrics: An English literature professor gets cancer. True to the play’s name, it is a very “witty” script. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats. Surprisingly, my I hate for English literature (there were a billion references) didn’t get in the way of enjoying the play.

Cast and Theater Company:  Superb acting especially by the main character (played by Eleanor Moseley).

Venue and Set: Simple, yet effective. Most of the scenes take place in a hospital.

Music and Audio: No microphones but the space is small enough that you’re able to hear okay.

Price: $ (Low-priced at $30)

Dates: January 19, 2018 – February 3, 2018

Seating: General admission. Come early!

Link: http://secondstoryrep.org/mainstage/season19/wit.html

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