Our Town

Today at 2:30 I got to see the Sunday showing of 'Our Town'. A play about a small little town in Vermont, where everyone knows everyone and it seems that everyone is related, or is just seperated into 5 different familys. The play itself was quite fantastic, a little bit confusing at some parts in the beginning where everyone is being introduced etc. The structure of the play was its most unique feature, with only two tables and eight chairs, the actors had limited acecess to props and usually did a type of miming action. 'Our Town' also was different in that they sometimes they used the audience to ask the actors questions, or simply be slightly part of the play. The play never really did seem to have a distinct plot save for the story of how the town evolved over the 10 or so years. Lastly, the part of the play that I most enjoyed was towards the end where the purpose of the play began to make sense, the fact that humans are ignorent to the lives they are living, simply living day to day without a feeling that they could die at any second. Overall, I would give this play a 8 out of 10, but still highly reccomend it if someone is looking for an intriguing and thoughtful low-budget, yet still great play.