I went to see the MIT MTG performance of
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum tonight. The show was very well done, though
I think most of the songs aren’t well-written. The cast was great,
and pointed out to me the thing that I was lacking all through my
theatre experience: acting. I’ve been thinking about this since I
happened to stumble on reviews of my MTG non-chorus roles, Hope in
Anything Goes and Gloria in Return to the Forbidden Planet.
The Tech review of Anything Goes mentions that "although Hope
was fickle and unpredictable, she remained, largely, a one-dimensional
character." The Tech review of Forbidden Planet is more
complentary, mentioning that my "singing voice may be the strongest in
the show" and my performance was "well-rounded and enjoyable", it
still mentions that others’ acting was better.
Combined with the examples last night of fantastic acting and
physical comedy, I think this leaves me with only one conclusion: I
can not act my way out of a paper bag.
I wonder what I do about that? I wonder if I do anything about that.
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