Just caught the matinee of The Beastly Thing. It moved me to tears. The performances were stellar. The actress playing May gave a nuanced professional level performance. All of the performances were flawless, in my opinion, and the direction was clean, direct and inspired. She honored the script and her capable actors, with no unnecessary embellishment. (I loved the doorbell). The shadow theme was heart felt, raw, brave and beautiful. In this script the shadow is not only hinted at but faced with bravery. Something we all need to do as a culture.  As an actor myself and a retired psychotherapist with a Jungian world view, I left this performance deeply gratified. There was just one problem. I was one of three people in the audience! You would have never known this troop was playing to an audience of three, such grace!

The Beastly Thing

Teresa Waterland M. Ed.