Posted by Amber Bell
I don’t think there’s anything more captivating than people’s real stories. I love a good story. Guy Dartnell delivered it. It wasn’t complicated. It wasn’t outrageous. It was clear, real, and from the heart. The story itself was complimented by a sparse set (one chair) and carefully designed lighting. My favorite moment was a bed created by a rectangle of light hitting the back wall of the stage. Guy, standing in the light, cosied up vertically as if under the covers. At another moment, Guy pulls out a map of Northern France from his pocket, just to show us where he’s headed on his journey. It was so relaxing and so engaging to watch such a lo-fi work of performance art. Paper and light technology. That’s my speed.
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I thought the light-square standing-up bed was a riot. Also, when he’s acting out sleeping on an uncomfortable couch, trying to muster courage to follow his host into her bedroom, full of anguish and regret, he lies down on the chair, his torso and legs sticking off, straight out. It looks terribly uncomfortable, and it communicates the situation perfectly.
I have some hitchhiking stories too, and I wanted to jump up and tell them. Yes, the guy who drove too fast and too far! For me it was not in France but from Yosemite to Santa Monica, with this crazed redneck driving 800 miles at 110 per hour in a pickup. That night we ended up sleeping on the benches of LAX airport. Have you ever walked to LAX at 3AM?
And we’re off!