Arts & Entertainment continued
Arts & Entertainment continued
The genuine character portrayals transported me into the scene , time and space . I realized that I wasn ’ t the only one mesmerized by the story when the main character asked her beau , “ Are you going to be my lucky charm ?” He replied , “ I ’ m going to be your man .” The whole audience reacted , “ Hmmph .” All of us . In concert . That ’ s when I conceded — Pearl Cleage and Ron OJ Parsons had done it . They evoked a connection so strong that the audience audibly reacted .
During intermission , I struck up a conversation with a character next to me who we ’ ll call Gil . He said , “ I used to drink every night . Now I go to shows .”
This man was a true patron of the arts . Or a theater addict . So I asked him what he thought about the play so far . His response , “ It ’ s imbalanced .”
Slowly , scene after scene flashed through my mind . But , but this was Pearl Cleage .
Suddenly , I heard a slight noise . The noise turned into a crack and before I knew it , broken shards of my rose-colored , Pearl Cleage glasses sparkled on the floor . He was right . The characters ’ storylines in the first half were imbalanced . The first half of the show focused on three main characters – Angel ( a down and out singer ), Guy ( her best friend and amazing clothing designer ) and Leland ( Angel ’ s new beau and a carpenter ). However , the story lines for the other two characters Sam ( a doctor that loved to let the good times roll ) and Delia ( a woman on a mission to open a family planning clinic in