Opening
of the Week: Skylight
By Arielle Little
March 25, 2009 | 4:40 pm
The
Daily Californian
For this week’s
featured show, direct your attention a few blocks
south of campus to the quaint Ashby Stage, which is
exactly one BART stop, a 10-minute bus ride or a 25
minute walk away.
Fresh off a local hit with their interpretation of
Macbeth” The Shotgun Players will be
kicking off their 2009 season with British playwright
David Hare’s 1995 play, Skylight. Well
known in Britain and the world over, David Hare is
well-decorated for his many contributions to modern
theater–Skylight alone was nominated
for a Tony for Best Play in 1997 and was awarded an
Olivier Award (the London version of the Tonys) for
Best New Play in 1996. He is also a knight, so that’s
Sir David Hare to the rest of us commoners. Not to
mention he received an Oscar nod just this year for
Best Original Screenplay. He wrote a little movie
called The Reader. Maybe you’ve heard
of it?
Skylight–contrary to what its title
may suggest–is not a play about effective ways
of saving energy while enjoying natural lighting.
It is a play about the entangled relationships between
three people: a young woman, the married man she once
had an affair with, and his son. Let the awkwardness,
sticky situations, and confusing emotions unfold.
The show is in previews tonight and tomorrow night,
with the official opening night slated for this Friday
at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $18 to $30, except on
“pay what you can” nights, which is exactly
what it sounds like. “Pay what you can”
nights for this show are March 25, 26, 28 and 29.
Notice they are all in the next week– grab what
money you can and get down to Ashby Stage!