Playing at the FEZ

WHAT THE TIDE BROUGHT IN

with

AARON ANDREINO – TODD
SOPHIE FONG – KAREN
ALI RICHARDSON – CHRIS
HOLLY WINTER – BEATRICE

Today the four Academy players – Aaron, Sophie, Ali and Holly – gave a moving, sophisticated and riveting performance of their play in front of a captive and responsive audience of Abitur students.From the opening monologues through the scenes and dream sequences, Eric, Kim, Annie and I watched from our respective spots (in the audience, at the lighting board and at the piano), taking great joy in seeing the play unfold in front of its first real audience.


The script contains some sparkling dialogue, written and performed with honesty skill by the performer-creators.

We learn of four characters' hopes and fears; truth and lies; games and realities; prejudice and, ultimately, friendship.

Afterwards, during the Q&A session, members of the audience asked incisive questions about key moments.

As we moved into our workshops – Mythology & Theatre, Sound & Movement, Newspaper Theatre and Political Theatre – and finished our only fully booked day at the FEZ, we were sad it was over. Or nearly so.