Last night was the third time I watched Paul Budraitis performed the project. The first time I watched in OtB 12 MM, the second time in 2009 Artopia. It was fascinating being able to see the different stages of this work being developed over the years. I still remember how shocked I was the first time seeing it; Budraitis did not use many props – it was him, the stage, his handkerchief, the knife, and the pure intensity. The second time I watched I could not focus very well because of the expected intensity and pressure.

This show is filled with reflective surfaces, on stage and in the text. Light bounces off aluminum creating atmosphere and focus, the back wall ripples with reflections from a pool (a sewer? Puget Sound?) agitated with pennies and movement. Broken glass absorbs what is thrown at it. The light design of this show is breathtaking (L.B. Morse is of course responsible), the set is tactile and textured creating tension and metaphor before any action takes place, the performer is earnest and agile and the text is eerily familiar.

Did you come see Paul's show? Give us your thoughts on the performance, the content, or seeing an evening length piece down in the Studio Theater at long last again.

OtB will do a waiting list for each sold out night. To get on the waiting list, call or stop by the box office (206.217.9888) on the day of the performance you wish to attend. You can be on the waiting list for an available chair seat ($20) and/or also be on the cushion seat ($12) waiting list. The cushions are placed on the floor in front of the first row. Cushion seats will be sold only if every chair seat is occupied. Bring cash! All waiting list tickets for this show will be cash only.