The Witch of Edmonton was a very ambitious project. There were some set pieces that were very distracting. On the audience left there is a light at the top of the pillar that will be on the whole show and not sure of the purpose but felt the glare the entire time. There is also a tree in the middle with string lights also on the whole show though not as strong. But the most distracting was styrofoam bricks that were not sure of their purpose and would often be kicked by actors and just made terrible sqeaky noises.

There were also very long transitions between scenes which could be very distracting since the technician would have to make multiple trips and the cast would be in the dark while waiting for light or sounds to start a scene. There was also some transition with music and some without making the whole part more awkward.

I was also very confused by the time in which this play was meant to be in? Was it Modern Edmonton? But I know the play references was 1600 and it just left lots of confusion. The dialogue felt cliche and there were parts I laughed at when I knew that it was serious.

And at the end when the actors came on stage I was not sure if it was actually the end. The puppet was amazing the street scene of whyte ave so much details. Content warnings are correct.