Friday, March 01, 2024

2023.3.9. Sanctury City at Seattle Rep.

Sanctury City is a story of 2 highschool friends of immigrant families. One becomes legal citize and goes onto college. One is still illegal, giving up his dreams and working in a bar. The second half is when the college friend returns and offer of faking marriage, while the illegal one is in love with another man who cannot marry him properly.

The first half showing the numerous times of the 2 friends hanging out, by using different lighting and posture, interwoven dialogs. No stage set at all. It's very effective and clever. The 2nd half is more like a normal play staged like a living room. Of course nothing gets resolved, but it makes you think. We enjoyed the play. Not sure why it's titled like it is now.