Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck
Producing Artistic Director John Lant with Write Act Repertory presents the
World Premiere of another series of Original One-Act Plays Cracking Open
Art written by Carla Cackowski, Susan C. Hunter, Mitch Metivier, Thomas J.
Misuraca, Rochelle Perry, Jorge A. Pulido, and Darrin Yalacki. Wonderful
writing job!
I found this production to be one of the best shows from Write Act
Repertory. It was beautiful to see all the seats taken upon arrival. *Write
of Spring (2025*) is a collection of 6 World Premiere tales of one-act
plays surrounding the theme of ART, brought to life by 7 writers, 7
directors and 17 actors. All six stories are in pursuit of perfection in
expressing art. **The first *(**The Other Paintings in the Room With The
Mona Lisa),* story touches upon three of the paintings in the same room as
Mona Lisa who came to life and talked. They express jealousy and envy, just
as people do in life, because they can't understand why Mona Lisa gets so
much attention. They consider themselves as beautiful as she is. **In the
second story (*The Customs Officer's Beautiful Dream**)*, the struggling
artist reunites with his dead muse in a dream. Interesting masks and
expressions of passion. **In the third story *(Hanami Festival)* a mother
and a daughter journey to Japan for the Hanami Festival where they are
forever changed by the myth of the cherry blossom trees. The island of
Japan is beautifully presented with Japanese costumes and umbrellas, dance
and rituals. **The fourth story *(Musings),* gives us two smug art fans
who think each one is better than the other, but they discover they're more
similar than they originally thought. **The fifth story *(The Eye)*, takes
us to visit a piece of art on display by a student accompanied by his
teacher. They discover that something is amiss in the painting. **And the
sixth story *(Aftertaste),*inspired by Salvador Dalli's 'The Persistence of
Memory', shows the first date which melts into a fiasco.
All the Acts are beautifully directed by Kyle Blumenthal, Carla Cackowski,
Susan Eiden, Mitch Metivier, Anne Mesa, Jorge A. Pulido and Darrin Yalacki.
Each of the stories is alive, real and truly enjoyable to watch. Great
costumes and scenic design. Beautiful music. It is a fun show to see.
The talented cast of 17 actors are Erika Godwin, Veli Gonzalez, Justin
Gubersky, Jude Jones Gwendolyn Joyce, Lillian Kamm, Jennifer Kenyon, Tony
Kim, Adam Kroksh, Gemma Kyle, Paige Laviolette, Jack Lechich, Helena
Maggiore, Naledi Miga, Patrick PL Ip, Margo Rowder and Helen Wu.
You can see *Write of Spring* at Write Act Repertory @ the Brickhouse
Theatre, 10950 Peach Grove Street in North Hollywood on Fridays at 7:30 pm,
Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm. The show runs from May 3 -
May 18, 2025.
Tickets are $25 General in Advance, $30 at Door & $5 Discount for
Students/Seniors/Union.
Link: https://writeofspring.brownpapertickets.com
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