Loving Life Old and Young

Starting off this duo-show is Something’s Wrong by performer G.A. Northup, a play that truly establishes the themes that connect the two performances. Following the only living relative of a woman with dementia, Northup’s Something’s Wrong is a touching portrayal of the struggles faced by the victims of mental deterioration. Through fear, loneliness, and hysteria, the audience is faced with the incredibly realistic struggles of an isolated woman coping with an unsure future; one such story that is underrepresented in media. The ideas of seniors’ struggles continues to the next play, A Little Something for the Ducks, by Jean Lenox Toddie. This show is kicked off immediately with the playful banter of two individuals, both spending their time at the duck pond. As a light-hearted verbal battle begins over whether or not they should feed the ducks, the story escalates into something much more meaningful. Delving into themes of the value of time and life and the appreciation of said life, A Little Something for the Ducks puts into perspective the way humans grasp for meaning in anything, especially when they have nothing. If you enjoy demure, family friendly humor with a strong dose of powerful meaning, I would highly recommend attending A Little Something for the Ducks.