[NEohioPAL]Review of "Forbidden"
Valda Lewis
vlewis at goodwinvideo.com
Wed Oct 12 04:26:58 PDT 2005
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Review of
Forbidden
By Dorothy C. Miller
dorothy.miller at case.edu
The U.S. premiere of Forbidden, a play by Pat Rowe, is =20
now playing at the Black Box Theatre in Cleveland, as part of the =20
10th Anniversary season of Red Hen Productions. (For dates and times =20
go to www.feministtheatre.org) Don=92t miss this riveting play about =20
two women, one the wife of a Nazi officer, the other a Jew, who fall =20
in love.
Unlike =93The L Word,=94 this is about real women. But it=92s=
=20
not a =93coming out=94 story. When the play begins, they are already in =
a =20
lesbian relationship, amid very difficult circumstances, to say the =20
least. The play asks us to consider what we do for love, what =20
sacrifices are required and what the =93right=94 sacrifices are. =20
Congratulations to director Karen Gygli, Assoc. Professor Theatre, =20
John Carroll University.
Based on the true story of Elizabeth =93Lilly=94 Wurst and Felice =20
Schragenheim in 1943 Berlin, the story conveys the horrific brutality =20=
of the holocaust in the context of how individual people lived their =20
day-to-day lives within it. The story of these women was originally =20
portrayed in a book, Aimee and Jaguar, by Erika Fischer, and later =20
made into a German feature film of the same name.
Felice, played by Liz Conway, is a free spirit who, =20
while not ignoring the danger she is in, refuses to give in to it by =20
living in fear. Conway does a fantastic job of expressing Felice=92s =20
compelling personality and her refusal to act the victim. Lilly =20
(Elizabeth R. Wood) is clearly the more dependent of the two, but =20
nonetheless brave in her transition from deliberate ignorance to =20
rejection of the Nazi agenda. It was a pleasure to see the depth and =20
breadth of the women=92s individual personalities, as well as the =20
wonderfully conveyed love between them.
The other actors, Nicole McLaughlin, Dan Kilbane, =20
Heather Peterson, and Kevin B. Coughlin, are also excellent, =20
especially since Peterson plays two roles and Coughlin three! We are =20
never taken far away from the Nazi threat and these characters, =20
Felice=92s friends, the neighbors, a Jewish woman =93catcher=94 who =
turns =20
in others, and a Nazi officer, are there to remind us.
The play engages one=92s interest from the first moment. =20=
The lighting, costumes, set design (three small stages) all =20
contributed something positive. The rapidity of the scenes kept the =20
important movement of the pace. And I so appreciated the sound =20
system, a usual plague for me. I often skip stage plays because of my =20=
hearing, but I=92m glad I didn=92t skip this one.
The play is on Oct. 13th, 14th, 16th, 20th , 21st, and =20
23rd. It=92s at the Cleveland Black Box Theatre, inside Cabaret Dada, =20=
1210 W. 6th St. Go to www.feministtheatre.org for times.=
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=A0=A0=A0=A0 The U.S. premiere of </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><I>Forbidden,</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> a play by Pat Rowe, is now playing at the =
Black Box Theatre in Cleveland, as part of the 10</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> Anniversary season of Red Hen Productions. =
(For dates and times go to </SPAN></FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.feministtheatre.org/"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0009FE">www.feministtheatre.org</FONT></SPAN></FONT></A><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">) Don=92t miss =
this riveting play about two women, one the wife of a Nazi officer, the =
other a Jew, who fall in love.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size:=
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Unlike =93The L Word,=94 this is about real women. But it=92s=
not a =93coming out=94 story. When the play begins, they are already in =
a lesbian relationship, amid very difficult circumstances, to say the =
least. The play asks us to consider what we do for love, what sacrifices =
are required and what the =93right=94 sacrifices are. Congratulations to =
director Karen Gygli, Assoc. Professor Theatre, John Carroll =
University.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px =
0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"text-indent: 48px;margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">Based on the true =
story of Elizabeth =93Lilly=94 Wurst and Felice Schragenheim in 1943 =
Berlin, the story conveys the horrific brutality of the holocaust in the =
context of how individual people lived their day-to-day lives within it. =
The story of these women was originally portrayed in a book, =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;"><I>Aimee and Jaguar, </I></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">by Erika Fischer, =
and later made into a German feature film of the same =
name.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"text-indent: 0px;margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 Felice, played by Liz Conway, is a free spirit who, while =
not ignoring the danger she is in, refuses to give in to it by living in =
fear. Conway does a fantastic job of expressing Felice=92s compelling =
personality and her refusal to act the victim. Lilly (Elizabeth R. Wood) =
is clearly the more dependent of the two, but nonetheless brave in her =
transition from deliberate ignorance to rejection of the Nazi agenda. It =
was a pleasure to see the depth and breadth of the women=92s individual =
personalities, as well as the wonderfully conveyed love between =
them.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px =
0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 The other actors, Nicole McLaughlin, Dan Kilbane, Heather =
Peterson, and Kevin B. Coughlin, are also excellent, especially since =
Peterson plays two roles and Coughlin three! We are never taken far away =
from the Nazi threat and these characters, Felice=92s friends, the =
neighbors, a Jewish woman =93catcher=94 who turns in others, and a Nazi =
officer, are there to remind us.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size:=
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 The play engages one=92s interest from the first moment. =
The lighting, costumes, set design (three small stages) all contributed =
something positive. The rapidity of the scenes kept the important =
movement of the pace. And I so appreciated the sound system, a usual =
plague for me. I often skip stage plays because of my hearing, but I=92m =
glad I didn=92t skip this one.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><P style=3D"margin: =
0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size:=
16px;">=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 The play is on Oct. 13</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;">, 14</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;">, 16</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;">, 20</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> , 21</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">st</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;">, and 23</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">rd</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;">.=A0 It=92s at the Cleveland Black Box =
Theatre, inside Cabaret Dada, 1210 W. 6</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
11.0833px;">th</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times=
New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> St. Go to </SPAN></FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.feministtheatre.org/"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0009FE">www.feministtheatre.org</FONT></SPAN></FONT></A><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> for =
times.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>=
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