The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Giovanni Villanueva                                                                                                       Open Doors

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

        This show was truly one of the best we have seen so far. One of the reasons I loved it so much was because it gave great perspective. If I had to imagine what it would be like to like with the condition that Christopher had I would think it would be very similar to how the play depicted it. Another reason I truly enjoyed this play was the effects on stage, from the noises that were made when Christopher was touched to the train scene when we all thought Christopher was a goner. The effects really brought the play to life, it was the icing on the cake. Like how he was pretending to be in space with his pet rat and how he was being lifted in all sorts of ways to make it seem like gravity didn’t exist, or how the stage moved up and stairs started to protrude from the wall. This play also had great character dynamics I thought. It clearly showed Christopher’s comfortability with the people around him and also allowed Christopher to showcase his reaction with people he didn’t know. One of my favorite scenes was in the opening of the show when Christopher has his first encounter with law enforcement. It really shows the person he is and how he interacts with others regardless of who they are. Although I feel that it took a while for people to catch on that he had a condition. I think in real life people wouldn’t be so naïve or ignorant to his circumstance, especially when it’s very obvious. Another scenario that I felt was a little unrealistic was how Christopher made it to London without being arrested or getting himself into some serious trouble. He pulled his knife out on several people in public populated areas, you would’ve thought he would have been detained. To add on I didn’t really get the train scene, I’m not sure if that scene was designed for interpretation but when watching the show, I was having a hard time trying to give it significance. Overall though the production was amazing from the actors to the plot itself. After I watch these shows I really think ad imagine how the directors, writers, and choreographers bring these productions together it really boggles my mind how they can really bring the play to life and not just keeping it as a story in a book. The talent that goes behind these plays are phenomenal.