As part of Theater Appreciation, we were all supposed to go watch Loose Knit. Due to my busy schedule I was not able to go to see the play until the 17th of November. Still, I was thinking that since it was the last play, the actors and actresses might possibly act better. Even though I was bummed that I had to pay $10 this time (opposed to watching To Kill a Mockingbird where I got a free ticket), I thought it was worth it, especially since I was able to experience watching a performance in a thrust theater space. I was very impressed with this, and it really helped me enjoy Loose Knit a lot more.
This the view I had for Loose Knit. Although I was close, the characters would sometime face away from me due to the thrust theater space layout.
The play itself did not let me down either. I enjoyed the interesting story line and theme quite a lot since it is a theme I rarely see in stories. I found it very interesting how Lily would set up all her friends, and even her own sister, with a rich, soulless man that she thought was perfect. I also really liked the scene with Bob and Miles talking about how confusing girls were and how their social status related with their love lives; everything they spoke in this scene was true (in my opinion at least). However, I sometimes got frustrated at the times the women would get sidetracked from knitting and often start arguing. This is most likely because I hate hearing girls talk about girl stuff. This play showed a cynical view towards marriage and any relationships, and Rebeck showed that marriage and relationships are not necessarily needed to live a good life. It also shows that people are selfish and do things for their own self-benefit. From this play, I actually believe that I share some of the same views as Rebeck herself. I believe that relationships actually cause more problems and who needs a significant other when you have friends? I think Rebeck implies this same message at the end of this play when all the women settle their differences and enjoy themselves by doing what they got together to do: to knit.
Overall, I thought this play was very well performed. I found that a lot of little things impressed me and, in my opinion, made the play better such as the setting, lighting and even the background music between scene changes. It showed me how little things like that can make such a difference in a play. From now on, I will be sure to pay more attention to the things like these for both analyzing and entertaining purposes.
