The Girl in the Picture Tries to Hang Up the Phone - A Mother and Son Story
by Hume Baugh
Tonight I saw one of the most moving and honest pieces of theatre that I’ve seen in a long while. It’s called The Girl In The Picture Tries To Hang Up The Phone. Wonderfully written and beautifully acted by Hume Baugh & simply and masterfully directed by Mark Cassidy… (Carol Cece Anderson, Playwright in Residence, National Arts Centre 08/09).
June 20th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
A well-told story. We all have loved ones who don’t always make good choices.
How much do we intervene? Well done.
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I was initially skeptical, as I am of most one-person shows. Hume’s attachment to his subject matter is especially compelling; I enjoyed it. Dramatic, with a few good laughs to break the tension appropriately. Definitely worth while.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:50 am
Like Andrew above me, I too had been sceptical, but for different reasons. I think the title of the show, and the lack of an actual show description, just a quotation, left me feeling a little uneasy, so I waited to hear from a few people before making the decision to go, but on hearing a couple of raves, I made sure to go. And my, what a great show all around it turned out to be. Very well written and acted. Several audience members were moved to tears. Very powerful stuff.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:41 am
This show represented for me a rarity in the theatre: a well-told and engaging story that naturally evokes a theme that forces the audience to reflect. Too often does a play’s message seem hastily and contrivedly thrown in at the end of the show, or, worse, overemphasized to the point of preachiness and at the expense of the show’s story. “The Girl in the Picture” reprents to me in this respect what theatre should be. This is a beautiful piece.