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Audiences have waited a
long time for the opening of the play Dusk to Down at the City Theater.
Unfortunately, the long wait only adds to the disappointment of seeing a
mediocre play. It is an uncomfortable experience from start to finish. The
action is slow and the dialogue boring. The performance by most of the cast
is awkward and, on the night I attended at least, many of the actors forgot
their lines. They obviously did not rehearse enough before opening night. The
plot is trite.
Theatergoers had been
told to expect a fresh approach to the age-old boy-meets-girl romance story.
Instead, we get a story that is dull enough to drive one to tears. Although
the play is relatively short, under two hours, die performance is so tedious
it seems to drag on for three or four hours. The audience made an audible
sigh of relief when the final curtain dropped. Rather than the predicted sold
out performances, I expect that die play will close very shortly.
Unfortunately the producers invested a lot of money in this play, which they
are not likely to get back. My advice to would-be theatergoers: spend die
weekend at the movies instead.
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