Let me start by saying that this show did make me feel uncomfortable, and at times I felt very disturbed to be sitting there.  With that said, I have to say it was well worth it.  I saw some really good shows this year, but I don’t think any of them left me thinking as much, or talking about them as much as this one did.  
I get why others would be disturbed, and not come out liking the show, but I think good theatre leaves you with an impression, and this show could do nothing but that.  The script itself gives you a glimpse at humanity that most people don’t like to think about.  The idea of “human curiosities” is so true because even when something is horrific, or unpleasant human curiosity tends to lead people to wonder about the horrors living beyond their own safe world.  Because people may not want horrible things to happen, but when they do happen it is curiosity that leads people to want to learn about them. 
Another thing that good ART does, is that it leaves the audience with a new perspective, or it changes them.  At the end of this piece Mr. Ron Blackwell gave a monologue that discusses the change that occurs between when a wound is made, and when that wound heals, and becomes a scar.  This monologue definitely changed the way I think about transformations, because to me a wound could be physical, but it could also be a mental wound, but no matter what kind of wound it is, a transformation does occur, and you are left with a scar, and that scar is a reminder of what you had to go through to make that change.  If someone comes within an inch of their life because they are stabbed, this wound is going is going to change them, and if another person feels the breaking of their heart when they lose a loved one, this wound will also change a person, the writing of this play touched on what the human experience is, and I am very glad that I was able to see it.

I also think that the performers in this piece deserve some recognition because with a piece like this I could see how a weak performance could hurt the overall show, but all of the performances were good, and I felt like this cast did an immaculate job of conveying the intentions of the playwright to the audience.  

Kudos : )

I think had I only seen this show in some one-off I’d have enjoyed it more – with proper tech support (man the sound and lights just didn’t help ANYONE this year at Million Too).

She introduces herself stiffly as a writer/reporter, and those are her very strong points. I wonder what this show would look like with some Barry Smith-like clever power-point, with photos to support art to her presentation? That way Katherine wouldn’t have to rely on bad tech and only slightly suggestive costume pieces. Her information was really good and fun, her writing tops, but the presentation?

Well, I, too, would like to see what it can become in a year.

Finally, I would really have liked to hear more of Katherine’s personal insights and emotions regarding her experiences or thoughts – she’s a beautiful woman, has she ever thought about doing this? Was she approached? I’d like more insight as to why she’s so involved with this type of project….

While his other two shows were more voyeuristic for audiences, this show took us all on familiar trips. His skills with power-point are well thought out and very clever, and his delivery is just so natural it becomes impossible not to just sit back and enjoy what he says and does.

The technical aspects were sad – one speaker went out and the lighting was desperately needed to be better to help tell this story and highlight the movements and bodies of these dancers.

I wish Beth could just once get ahold of the highest of skill dancers like a Mia Michaels so we could see the absolute pinnacle of what her choreography could provide – while she did quite well with her dance team, it’d be great to unleash her potential on the world.