85 - Unscene

Unscene
Spoon Theatre
23 September 2008, 1900

Unscene is a play in five scenes. Each scene takes place in a different apartment within the same apartment building and allows the audience to peer into the lives of everyday New Yorkers. The first scene involves an awkwardly adorable man professing his love for a clearly uninterested woman while an apartment party goes on in the adjacent room. The second scene shows us two brothers, one of which has just confessed to killing his girlfriend and who is having mixed feelings of anger and remorse over his actions. In a complete 180 degree turn, the next act portrays a set of very comical female roommates, one a functional alcoholic and the other a compulsive eater, discussing their lives and pitfalls with men. The fourth and fifth scenes involve two couples. The first, a couple breaking up and each blaming the other for forcing a strain on the relationship. The second, a married couple who get into a discussion about sex and insecurities after an innocent analogy goes awry. So basically, Unscene was like watching five mini-plays! I would say to go and see it, but tonight was the last night that it was showing. I found out about the play from my cousin. He did a smashing job portraying the brother in the second act who killed his girlfriend. Way to go, cousin, and good luck with the next endeavor!

100 in 6 budget: $1154