An Event Not Remembered Fuddy Meers was a play based on a woman with a special case of amnesia. She wakes up every morning with no recollection of anything whatsoever. The title to the play and the actual play itself I could not make a correlation with the two; but, the speech of one of the main characters who had suffered a stroke could be the relation. The manner in which she spoke defiantly served as much needed comic relieve in several intense situations. There were a lot of outrageous and pleasantly inappropriate circumstances throughout the play. For example, when the son and father smoke marijuana in the car together, and when the lady police officer unbuttons her shirt to reveal a red l ...view middle of the document...
The kitchenware was authentic for the time frame, with the appearance of items that someone's grandmother would have used brand new. If it weren't for the old television and the beat up table and chairs, one would not have been able to guess the time setting. The 'I Love Lucy Show' that played when the television was turned on was a perfect extra. All costumes were well suited, except the boy. I thought that the costuming for the fifties with such tight jeans were not flattering and something more could have been used for his costume that would have been better. All of the actors/actresses did a great job in the "roles". From beginning to end gave the audience the feeling that they had rehearsed this play for many weeks and knew their parts without missing a beat. After intermission when the excitement seemed to come to a halt, many audience members lost interest in the play. The plot of the story line was vague and unclear until the end of the play. It was hard to tell who the good guys were and who were the bad guys, but this may have been the idea of the plot, which kept one guessing until the end of the play. I would recommend this play to friends and it would probably be a centerpiece of conversation. I mostly enjoyed the play because of it being different than many I have seen before. All of my favorite movies are similar in the sense that the writer keeps the script real and down to earth. Whenever a script involves sex, drugs, spousal abuse, family illness, and/or crooked cops it is definitely a show many can enjoy because it relates to the daily lives of all Americans in general. I believe most audience members that saw the play would have agreed with me.
