Wednesday, March 20, 2024

2024.3.20. The Bed Trick by Seattle Shakespeare Company

3/20, 7:30pm, the first preview of The Bed Trick at Center House Theatre, also the world premier. A very clever play by Keiko Green (herself is an actress, not in this show), modaled on Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well.

A play about deceit and consent. One of the 3 first-year college roommates is mad at her boyfriend listing his photo on a dating app, so created a fake profile. When the boy tried to hook up with her, she enlisted a roommate to help. All unbeknowst to the 3rd roomate who is busy rehearsing "All's Well That Ends Well". The parents of one girl is also in the play, with a deceptive start like in "All's Well That Ends Well".

Good stage design: 3 pieces with the main college room in the center, a small section to the left showing the father's office, and to the right anything else. The 2 smaller parts can be closed. Smart dialogues and monologues. Very enjoyable. Highly recommend it.