Jonathan
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Dates:
April 1 - April 3
Created by:
Robert Wuss, Chris Saninno, Kevin Buttery
Directed by:
Robert Wuss
Starring:
David Greene and Ashley Jacobs
Location:
The Rotunda, 40th and Walnut st
Ticket Prices:
$7
The show reveals Jonathan's subconscious dream state while his body is actually comatose in a hospital.
He is guided by three characters that represent three sides of his cognitive being. It is here that he is forced to reconcile with his past while his future remains obscured and uncertain
Jonathan the lost boy
Jonathan is an interactive multimedia experience. I can’t think of a medium that wasn’t used in this performance. You have the play its self, film, live music, dance and visual art. You are placed in the subconscious of Jonathan and his journey to find out what is going on and why he keeps forgetting. Three very different girls try and help him find who he is and why he is there. The videos that are played on the three screens that make up the performance space makes the performance surreal, it plays a few seconds ahead of the action of the actors giving you a sense of déjà vu. They effectively give you that feeling when you’re in a dream when you can’t see something right or keep jumping to different places and you don’t know how you got there. The interactive component of the performance is fun and friendly. It is a keg party where you can drink (Root Beer) and play beer pong. You are invited to get up and participate in this, and the actors talk to you about how fun the party is and the great band. There are a lot of great surprises that I won’t give away but overall these guys did a great job with their first original performance.- Philly Stage Review
- Jess