The acting was wonderful and all three actresses kept audience members engaged fully even though the amount of dialogue was a bit overwhelming at times. Aryana Mohammed (Solange) and Karianne Ford (Claire) whose shoulders the majority of the play rests upon proved to be very good at being delusional and their objective was clear; they wanted to kill Madame. I must commend Aryana for delivering the longest monologue I have ever heard, which on script had to be no less than 3 pages. She delivered it clearly and had me paying attention through the entire thing without my eyes drooping. Karianne Ford was marvelous in her portrayal of Claire and grand imitation of Madame the ferocity in her voice as Madame was exhilarating. Madame played by Kemlon Nero was excellently played; though she was only in the play for about 20 minutes it was clear that she was indeed the head of the house. Her voice clear and piercing that would awaken any audience member that dared to take a quick nap. As a spectator you just can’t take your eyes off of her and she so eloquently and dominantly played Madame.
The play ends with an unsuccessful death of Madame and the maids being eventual suspects in the arrest of Madame’s boyfriend because it was Claire who wrote an anonymous letter which landed him in jail. They return to their role play and Clair playing Madame, commands Solange playing Clair to give her the tea and she drinks it and dies. At least in their fantasy world they have finally killed Madame. At lights out, the audience applauds and the show was clearly very well received. The graduating actors will surely prove worthy of the stage and fully capable in the professional world of theatre.
ISSUE 1/MAY 2014 9