Helen Lawrence: Play or Film?

The play, Helen Lawrence, showcased at Canadian Stage last week, provided some real food for thought: was it primarily a play or a film? We were immersed in a film noir, complete with floor to ceiling scrim/screen. The acting took place behind this scrim, meanwhile the actors were projected onto it. Small actors on stage, giant actors on screen. All the action took place on a bare stage, but on the screen the "sets" changed. What to watch - the actors, or their projected giant images? Canadian Stage gave us the opportunity to see a play and watch a film simultaneously! Very interesting and inspiring.

– Alexina Louie