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Giant Invinsible Robot
A charming and funny one man show, 'Giant Invinsible Robot", written and performed by Jayson McDonald, at the cozy and "cool" Under St. Marks Theater was a pure joy to watch. The premise of the leading character having an imaginary friend, The Invinsible Robot, and not being able to separate himself from his fantasy was wonderfully executed by McDonald. With basically no light design and no sound design, except those created live by the actor himself, the leading character took the audience on a roller coaster ride full of well constructed and well delivered characters. McDonald came into his own when acting out a scene where a southern military man is talking to the President and many subordinates as to when to push the button to send off the big bomb that would destroy the Invinsible Robot. In a later scene he talks to his thearapist about what landed him on the couch to begin with. The character describes to the insistent therapist how his father abused his mother, and how in defense of her he killed him. It was a very touching scene. The play is well directed by Scott Holden allowing McDonald to show off his acting abilities in the comedic moments as well as the more serious ones. I can only imagine how terrific this performance would be with the benefits of better light and sound designs. Yet, it is a show not to be missed. |
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