The Illusion

Cover of play program.

Last night Lynn and I attended the closing performance of a play our son, Richard, has been working on for school the past few weeks.  The play was The Illusion. It was written by an American playright, Tony Kushner, adapted from Pierre Corneille's 17th Century comedy, Illusion Comique.

 I thought it was pretty good and so did Lynn. I liked that it had a bit of humor as well as an intermission (unlike the previous play Richard was involved with). It was a full-house.

Richard is credited in the program as Lightboard Operator but he was also involved with hanging/placing (etc) the lights and assisting with programming the board. They usually have a week of setup (i.e., Tech Week) and then a few days of dress rehearsals, followed by a week of performances, then they strike the set. 

Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illusion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kushner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Illusion_Comique