All in the Timing

Now, OnStage Atlanta is turning their world around. They have established an acting and performance company and have started off their season with works that make the average person think. None more so than David Ives' "All in the Timing" - a series of one-acts. Not every one-act was seen on every night: it all depended on the night of the performance in question. March 15th the first act of the performances was slow, not a lot of energy, but picked up near the intermission and was catching the audience totally in the 2nd act.

"Degas; C'est Moi was lengthy but enchanting.
"English Made Simple" was hilarious. Congrats to Tom Gillespie for his comedic timing and Cathe Hall Payne for her direction.
"Words, Words, Words" has been done before. It's been in quite a few high school competition pieces and it's quite random with the monkeys trying to write Shakespeare.
"Variations on the Death of Trotsky" was slow in the beginning but picked up in the 3rd death scene with comedic timing.
"Sure Thing" was hilarious with a bell changing the tone of the scene and the intention that the actors had to play. This is exceptional and should be required in every 2nd year acting class.

All in all, it was an enjoyable evening of art.