One more

Just got home from Louis Gervais/shapeshifter at Velocity.  A solo performance, where he uses his background in dance, improv, mask work, and character work.  Each act was a different character: himself; Randy MCrae - a carnival worker; and Iphelia - a fairy godmother; all of them working with the same basic framework of story, with differing results, based on how they interpreted the directions.  Acts II and III included the audience, those of us sitting on the side of the stage ("You look adventuress, why don't you sit on the side." "Okay.") and in the front row of the risers. What are you gonna' do?

(When Iphelia asked various audience member what they had wished for - this is a fairy godmother afterall - the answers were: "To find my God-given path in life." "Inner peace." "Joy." "An authentic life."  I think about the deep things too, but last night I was also thinking: "To get in a show," and other more mundane life things.  She also asked what was getting in the way, and we all fought those things off.)

Very moving, even with all the humor.  You could tell the source material was still pretty raw (the contents of his heart.)  I'm glad he did it though.  A friend had posted info about it in the clown group.  Loved the show.  Plays one more night, tomorrow, at 8 pm, I think.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1220293