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Friday in the Park with George

April 28th, 2008

Friday night, we experienced Sunday in Park with George at the Roundabout Theatre Company.

An enchanting evening, it was intimate, and a much physically smaller production than the 80’s original. Innovative technology was used to pull us in and marvel at George’s (the spirited Daniel Evans) painting as he is painting it.

This virtual “seeing” brought an immediacy that cut-outs never could. And though I had always wanted to see this show, I’m glad this was the version I saw.

But, the technology even stretched to the marketing of the show… There was an insert in our programs about the Dot Project. As the website explains, it’s a way for audiences to “Connect with audience members, fans of the show, and even Sunday cast members!”

The most amazing thing about this is that the painting becomes more complete as more people “connect the dots” and fill in their own dots…

Art, whether as a painting, poem, or play serves as a touchstone — connecting us to the world and ourselves by giving us a way of seeing, and ultimately, a way of being.

This past Friday was an amazing “Sunday;” I found myself connecting my own dots as an artist, and it already seems like the picture is more complete…

–Sue

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