Ever felt like you had no one and were under a separate sun than everyone else? I have surely had the feeling that I don't belong anywhere. Tonight I went to see a play by the name of A Separate Sun, written by Joseph P. Blake and directed by Lenny Daniels with music by Bill Jolly.
The play was about an addict and her struggle with her past that she needed to overcome to combat her addiction. A small ensemble of just three actors, I was captivated by the story. The music was a driving force that made you feel every high and every low. And the voice of actress Joilet Harris, kept you glued to the stage.
The play portrayed an important relationship between a woman and her childhood. That special and sometimes tragic connection that we have with our past. Jamara Griffin, just 13-years old took us from the innocence of childhood to the often tragic memories of sexual abuse seamlessly.
But all in all, as director Lenny Daniels put it, it was a story of recovery. This idea sprang to life when Harris broke into "How I Got Over" which had the whole crowd clapping and singing along in triumph.
Even if your battle has not been drugs, I think we have all in one way or another recovered from something or experienced feeling like the cloud was only over your head. With a simplistic, minimal approach, this play tells the story of many of our lives, and if not ours, the lives of people close to us. I think it was an excellent way to spend a Thursday evening and I hope you can get out to the Arts Garage before the play ends on Saturday Sept. 11th!
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