Review: Theatre Wesleyan presented a creative project with THE IVES ARCHIVES: AN EVENING OF ONE-ACT PLAYS BY DAVID IVES

The Ives Archives: An Evening of One-Act Plays by David Ives

Presented by Theatre Wesleyan

Audience Rating: PG-13 (strong language)
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes with one 15-minute intermission
Accessible Seating: Available
Hearing Devices Available: Not available
Sensory-friendly Showing: Not available
ASL Showing: Not available
Production Sound/Lighting Level: Comfortable

Noises and Visuals to Prepare For:  None

Reviewed by Eddy Herring

The Ives Archives is a collection of six short one-act plays written by David Ives. They range in style and subject matter from the brief lives of Mayflies to talking monkeys. Directors Connie Sanchez and Cameron Byerly assembled a group of actors that had a lot of fun with these scripts. Scenic design by Elizabeth Holmes and Abbey Webb was minimal and perfect for the set pieces used to transition between acts. Costumes by Lauren Hunt, Rocky Olguin and Sam Perez were simple and appropriate to the action, as was the lighting and sound by Nicole Ellis and Nathalie Beyna respectively.

Notable scenes were Sure Thing, in which Aaron Simmons and KJ Felder very effectively and humorously navigated mood and tone changes of their characters with the ringing of a bell, and Degas C’est Moi driven by Tristan Andrews. These two scenes were the most perfected, and these three actors gave standout performances.

There were only three performances of this show (Oct 3-5).

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Eddy