![]() ![]() This is the story that has been replaying in my head since Friday evening, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the pursuit of God. Stories that we choose to surrender to can bring dangerous, life-altering experiences. Amante (which is Lover in Italian) is God himself, who has come to woo them back into relationship with him self. Into this minefield of hurt and mistrust, comes the character of Amante, who quotes the Song of Solomon, dances, kisses and refuses to allow any of the women to be less than truthful about the brokenness of their relationships or about what they truly desire. Each woman struggles with many damaged relationships: with the man who lies broken on the hospital bed, with the other men in their lives, with each other, and with the God who seems to have abandoned them. There is the man’s daughter, who tells the story, his second wife and his mother. The play is about three Canadian-Italian women who reunite around the hospital bed of a dying man they all love in different ways. Intrigued? I saw Pacific Theatre’s new production of Espresso by Lucia Frangione and I left the theatre with my mind and my heart buzzing. It was also filled with laughter (mostly the snorting, guffawing kind), some really tantalizing descriptions of Italian cuisine and the promise of love. Last Friday night was one of those times when stepping into another person’s world was both challenging and uncomfortable. Accepting this invitation can be a daring decision. They create a world of conflict and emotion, a world that usually remains private behind drawn blinds and a polite “fine, thank you and yourself?” They create this world and then they invite you to join in. This enchantment involves the actors on stage placing themselves in a completely vulnerable position. Then the lights go down, and you wait expectantly for the magic to begin. You sit down with your program, and soak in the moments before the curtain rises, when you only hear murmured conversations and pages flipping. I love going to see plays, movies and musicals as well, but there is something so exciting about a play. ![]()
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