K- Over the weekend I saw Dominion Stage’s community theater production “Bug.” The play’s synopsis: “Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine, isolation, and guilt. Agnes hides in her hotel room, in a haze of alcohol and drugs, hoping to avoid her physically abusive ex-husband, Jerry, who was just released from prison. Into her sordid life comes Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War veteran introduced by her lesbian friend, R.C. As Agnes becomes more involved with Peter, he shares his theories about the war in Iraq, UFOs, the Oklahoma City bombing, cult suicides, and secret government experiments on soldiers. What poses the greater danger to Agnes: Jerry’s violence, Peter’s delusions, or all the creepy bugs infesting her room?”
The play was a bit quirky, which I think you can get from the synopsis and the actors did a wonderful job portraying the characters. It had great reviews from the MD Theatre Guide and DC Metro Theatre Arts. Unfortunately, the auditorium barely had anyone in it.
DC has amazing opportunities to participate in the arts on various levels be it theatre, music, visual arts, etc. I know many people don’t attend community theater shows as they are afraid of paying for something that’s going to be a disaster on stage. But believe me, many of these shows are amazing and quite a few actors are very good at their craft and may be up and coming.
If you get a chance, go see “Bug” and if you miss it, there are plenty of other opportunities to see some great DC actors in various dramas, comedies and musicals.
Bug Performance Dates:
October F, TH 16, FR 17, and SA 18, 2014
Curtain Time:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday (8pm)
Performances of Bug will be held at:
Gunston Arts Center – Theatre One
2700 S. Lang Street
Arlington, VA 22206
This play contains strong language, sexual situations, depictions of drug and alcohol use and violence.
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