The Booth at the End (2011–2012)
10/10
Conversation piece with my teens
29 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I don't generally bwrite reviews. I certainly had to work hard to form a set of thoughts to do this justice.

This is theatre of the mind. Everything takes place in a booth ... At the end. If you need the action shown to you, skip it. If you enjoy a good book because it puts the pictures in your mind and not in your eyes, then this is worth your time.

Rather than summarize the plot I'll attempt to demonstrate its impact. My teen boys caught us in the middle of an episode. We spent 30 minutes watching the last 10 minutes because of all the questions, opinions and commentary.

This show allowed me to talk to my kids about moral ambiguity and grace. Nobody in my home is religious. Please stop and consider the power in that.

Ultimately the boys agreed to watch it all without us. We will rewatch it together in a month with the goal of chatting about right and wrong, good and evil. Ultimately I saw both my kids figure the context of a desire matters as much as the desire itself.

There is much more but other positive reviews cover it.

The acting in this show is truly top notch. It has to be as it is the food for the imagination.

Ultimately I'd like to see a high school theatre group produce this. It lends itself well to the stage in an intimate setting.
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