A rally against hate on a Friday night ends in a heated debated about accepting the views of others in the play, leading in to a pivotal point of the student written show "Radicals."
This play written by senior Nick Sgouros is very emotional and very real. It brings forth real issues and ideas that are relevant in a college setting.
The small stage features two dorm rooms, one clearly male, the other clearly female. An interesting note on the scenery is the life like reality of the setting, in both of the dorm rooms, and also in the small rally area complete with fallen leaves and crumbled paper.
The two male leads, Mike (Eric Bragg) and Sam (Brad Gunter) are would-be performance artists, striving to make a difference in the world. More than that, Mike wants to save the world. Together the two are working on a project with hopes of provoking people to think. In their attempt, they are confronted by feminist Holly (Cathy Burns) and her young friend Sara (Kristen A. Schwartz.)
After talking with Sara, Mike realizes their project is making him think more than anyone, and making him revaluate is own life. Sam and Holly share their own sort of love/hate relationship, and rivalry.
While this play presented a wide range of ideas and emotions, including jealousy, hatred, self discovery and loneliness, it was clearly lacking in areas. It appeared the actors would stumble in to uncertainties and fumble with their words. Surprisingly, the only time this happened was during the calm, relaxed conversations of the play.
Actors/actresses Bragg and Burns did an excellent job of portraying their characters. Burns plays the extreme feminist who refuses to listen to anyone whose ideas differ from her own. Bragg plays the confused artist, struggling to find his own meaning for the world.
During the most powerful portions of the play emotions soared on stage, with each character trying desperately to get others to listen to their views without listening to others.
Sgouros produced a very real play that is clearly relevant in the college arena.
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