Shaking the Tree Theatre

This is a review of one particular show not the theater as a whole: I just saw The Brother and The Bird and it made me want to run out of the theater half way through it was that bad. They have the audience sit at a very long rectangular dinner table instead of traditional seating so you have to constantly twist your neck to see what's going on around you. The play involved a stream of consciousness gone awry. The entire play involved only two actors and virtually no plot. There's only so much smoke and mirrors you can deploy (half the play is back-lit and silhouetted behind cloth walls. At a certain point a play has to have substance (i.e. dialogue, character arc, proper motivations, a plot, a resolution) to keep the audiences attention and this play had very little. There is no dialogue at all - its basically one hour long monologue. The space is beautiful but I think Shaking The Tree tries a little too hard to be different and it ends up losing the audience. Great actors, however. Sammy Rios was very good.

I went with my Theatre Class. I saw Forbidden Fruit. This is the most amazing play I have ever seen in my entire life. I felt every emotion there was to feel. Folks were split up into groups of 6. They rotated clockwise for a different experience in each room. I don't even have words to speak. It was that good.

Went and saw a great interactive play. " The Brother and the Bird", this show was so amazing and intense. You truly felt like part of the story

Saw Passion Play Part 3 last night at Shaking the Tree. Our first time there. The performance was extraordinary. The company consisted of extremely talented actors both individually and as an ensemble. The breadth of emotion was broad throughout the show. I don't cry often but I was moved to tears several times and found myself literally stunned and breathless at the ending. The theater itself was very comfortable and all seats had perfect views. We will go back there again.

Our first evening out for art since the pandemic began: The presentation was evocative, the staff was professional and charming, safety measures were well enforced. Overall an EXCELLENT experience!