Dec 1 2009
Last Saturday on a whim, we decided to go to 'A Christmas Story' at the San Jose Repertory. We got a box seat where only the 4 of us could sit. At $119 for the family pack it was not bad.
The drama is about a boy's desire to get a Double Barrel Gun as a Christmas present. The story presentation is interesting with the elder version of the boy recollecting his childhood memories. We see the boy in the drama and the older version standing at the end of the stage. Similar to the trick we did in Namma Oorina Rasikaru. But we had Gorur in his older age only recollecting his village without him being a part in the recollection.
The stage setting and changes were made very efficiently. They had a turn table on which they had set up the inside of the house. When the table turned we could see the street view of the house. The main players were a working class father, homely mother, a 12 year old boy and his 7 year old brother. The drama was so well done that we were taken back to the 40s. The life of such a family, their simple and relaxed pace of life shows is what we missed.
The drama's main strength is the acting, sets and lighting. There is absolutely no music. So it was different from the Nut Cracker which was a ballet. But still this was worth it.
The bonus was that we got to see the Christmas in the Park in down town San Jose. The crowd was lean, the weather was warm and we were all not tired. I am glad we watched this show this Christmas season.
I give it a 8 out of 10.
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