The play was performed at The Little Room Downstairs, a stage that seemed to be renovated from the garage of what was once a house. The area of the stage itself is about ten feet wide and twenty feet long, and the rest of this garage is spread with semi-stadium seats surrounding three sides of the stage, so during the struggle scene the actors nearly hit me with their swinging arms and legs. Less than two hundred dollars was used in pre

paring the props and the stage, but one could hardly tell that the sheet wood that laid out as the floor and the walls were outlined with magic marker to get the appearance of real oak. There was a double sized bed placed in the middle of the stage, which remained for the duration of the play. A half-wall separated the rest of the house (a third of the stage) from the room, were the play mainly takes place. There was also a wheelchair, a small desk and an old typewriter used in the play, but otherwise not many props were used on the stage. The costumes also matched the time during the play. Of course, the time period that the play took place was probably during the early 20th century, so costumes did not pose a big problem.

While watching the play, I was captivated by the acting. It was almost as if I was a ghost in the play where the actors didn't know I was there, and I couldn't do anything to interrupt, e

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