December 12, 2004 - 820623 - Matching Chairs

[Fizzlestix]

This week's Show of the Week is humbly presented by Fizzlestix:

820623 - Matching Chairs
Written by Elspeth Eric; Starring Elspeth Eric, Kristoffer Tabori, and Paul Hecht

"Elspeth Eric's shows often appeal to me because she tries to get to the core
of basic, human psychology. Some hit the mark, others don't quite hit it.
I found this an interesting show mainly because she not only wrote it,
but stars in it as well. An interesting tale I hope you enjoy!" ~ Fizz

Enjoy the show!

[ 06. January 2005, 07:30 PM: Message edited by: Fizzlestix ]

[Fizzlestix]

While this is not among the best programmes the RMT has to offer, it is a fun study of the concept of contrasts and opposites. The two brothers: one a level headed, clear-thinker; the other a compulsive, irrational and impatient brat.

I don't usually condone violence as a solution of discipline, but at one point during this tale, I had wished the level headed brother had just butt-whooped the annoying brother. But, through the strange events, just desserts were served and with a humorous, dark twist at the end.

As a study, it was interesting to see how in human behavior there truly are two sides to most points of view. Even here in these forums while we contrast opinions on shows, we also exhibit our points of view on everything from film, to sports, to music. I think it's what makes our world so wonderful, yet so powerfully strained.

Even the recent US elections showed us clearly that the United States is divided by contrast... more than one hundred years after our Civil War.

Light versus dark, loud versus silent, large versus small. It's the night and day of our world that this story is written under and I think Elspeth Eric did a nice job at fitting it all together, as well as a special performance as well!

I gave this one a 4.6, a fine production as always.

[brian1984_2001]

I don't care for most of Eric's work because I think she is more character driven than plot driven in most cases. However, her antagonist in this story is creepy enough to make it worth listening to. I gave it a four.