Trans Form reviewed at Center Stage
Comments (2) Continuing the great press Trans Form has received, it was reviewed recently at Centerstage:
For theatergoers unfamiliar with trans issues, Rebecca Kling’s “Trans Form” acts as a solid primer. A straightforward, heartfelt effort, this one-woman show affords Kling the opportunity to examine her passage from conflicted teen boy to secure trans woman. Peppered with lightly humorous lines, and the occasional laugh-out-loud moment, “Trans Form” has many strong points. Kling knows her stuff; her mode is impeccable, and her use of space imaginative. Trained at Northwestern, clearly she understands the fundamentals of one-person shows and adeptly utilizes their conventions. In fact, as “Trans Form’s” director, she even pushes the boundaries of those standards. For example, at one point, relating her coming-out conversation with an acquaintance, Kling segues into a PowerPoint presentation in which her imagined audience asks questions, each more ignorant than the last. Only after she loses her temper and returns to sipping a mimed beverage do we realize she’s still in a café with her friend, the entire lecture a metaphor for her coming-out experience, innovative and breezily effective.
You can read the rest of the review here.
The review also contains some really constructive feedback, and it actually seems – to me as an artist – like a really useful review. It’s positive, recommends the show, but also has solid suggestions on how to improve the piece.
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