Tough! by Twenty Something Theatre (theatre review)
Tough! is not the kind of play you would want to see on a first date. Despite the characters coming through as genuine people doing the best they can in life, there is an intimacy between the audience and their lives that’s very emotional and heavy. The trio of actors definitely used their quarrel and conversation to stir up everyone in the room. I wouldn’t really classify this play as humour… dark humour at best, but mostly a tangle of teenaged drama mixed with the scariness of facing an unplanned pregnancy. The situation described the hardships that each young character just leaving high-school is facing: the pregnant girl, Tina, with her questionable future; Bobby, the father and boyfriend with his insecurities and indecision; and the best friend Jill who wants to kick Bobby’s back end.
TwentySomething Theatre definitely put on a great show, and the seating area was filled up for the opening night of Tough! More information about the play below:
Bobby and Tina are nineteen. Bobby gets caught cheating. Tina finds out she’s pregnant. Jill, Tina’s best friend, hates Bobby and welcomes the opportunity to kick his ass. Sometimes life is tough. First written in 1993 this dark comedy by George F. Walker is a wrenchingly funny, painful, and honest depiction of the conflicting desires and troubled relationships that continue to epitomize young people today. Featuring performances by Marlene Ginader as Tina, Timothy Johnston as Bobby & Katherine Gauthier as Jill.
EDITOR’S NOTE AND DISCLOSURE: Jessica covered Tough! on media tickets for Hummingbird604.com. A review is neither expected, nor paid for, nor a favorable outcome is an expectation either. You can check out Tough! until September 3rd. Tickets: $22 Adults, $18 Under 35/Seniors, $12 Previews. Tickets available through Tickets Tonight or by phone at 604.684.2787 and at the door. At Studio 1398 (formerly PTC STudio), Granville Island. Personally, I (Raul) love the work of Twenty Something Theatre and I commend them for the excellent theatre they bring to us
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