Extra Credit: Imago Theatre's Production of Simple People

So you guys really missed it if you didn't go see the Imago Theatre production of Simple People. It was fantastic!! I loved it so much!

The characters were written so vastly different. The script was able to get down to the heart of life and the harshness of the economy. It was really good. The characters, although mentally crazy, had the right words to help the common man, like us college students, to understand what it's like to be an adult and then to lose everything you've worked so hard for.

The set, however, was my absolutely favorite of the whole production. It was completely plain. SUPER plain. Just plain tables and white walls, plain cots, plain white rooms. It was so absolutely simple and plain, it was so interesting! Psychology....
The costumes, on the other hand, were designed for the characters, most definitely. One character's was colorful, displaying her personality before and after she became a crazy alcoholic. Milo, my favorite character was dressed so crazily, yet it really fit his character. The costumes seemed to reflect who they were before their downfall and yet, still who they were.

The acting was quite professional. Each actor was very much a character. We were able to see a couple of the actors after the show. They were so vastly different then their character. It was really cool to see real acting instead of just people up on stage reciting lines.

The director was also really great. She said hi to the three of us after the show and gave us fliers and talked to us about auditions and shows and the such. She seemed very smart and knowledgeable. Her work on the production also showed that. She definitely knew what she was doing. She was able to create organized chaos, entertainment in a plain space, and interesting characters so vastly different from the actors. I would love to study under her since she seemed abstract, but able to communicate it to people who are not. She did a fabulous job!

The stage was really just a black box. It was flat with raised seats in front of it for the audience. It was plain, simple, and yet interesting to look at. It was quite deep, too. I believe there were props set back stage for the actors to use, and because the stage was deep, there was room for all those props. They were really big and bulky, like suitcases and blankets and such. The stage, really, was just plain and big. It was used very well though with high, constructed walls with cots and lunch tables in the space left in the front of the stage. I liked it a lot. It was different, in a good way.

Overall, I loved it. I would like to see it again, too! And I definitely suggest that everyone go see it.