{"id":4097,"date":"2021-03-27T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2021-03-27T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:51:11","slug":"the-canterville-ghost-open-door-playhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/the-canterville-ghost-open-door-playhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Canterville Ghost (Open-Door Playhouse)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/the-canterville-ghost-open-door-playhouse\/thecantervilleghost\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"364,138\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"thecantervilleghost\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost-300x114.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\" wp-image-4099 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theaterreviewsfrommyseat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thecantervilleghost.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A classic short story by Oscar Wilde is the first presentation of a new series titled Across the Pond Theatre.\u00a0 This audio production joins the Open Door Playhouse Theatre (Pasadena, California) and Our Kid and Me Productions (Oxfordshire, UK).\u00a0 <strong>The Canterville Ghost<\/strong> is a seemingly perfect choice given its American and British characters.<\/p>\n<p>This humorous story is a tale of an American family who move to an English country house.\u00a0 The house is haunted.\u00a0 The Americans move in despite the warnings as they do not believe in ghosts.\u00a0 The early goings suggest multiple paths.\u00a0 Will this be a mystery and who is “playing” ghost?\u00a0 Or is this truly a ghost story?<\/p>\n<p>Sir Simon de Canterville is the spirit in question.\u00a0 Many moons earlier he apparently murdered his wife.\u00a0 Her brothers got their revenge and he was doomed to an eternal existence in this mansion.\u00a0 The first sign is a mysterious bloodstain on the floor.\u00a0 Bloodstains on the carpet will not do at all!<\/p>\n<p>Simon is a real apparition, thankfully.\u00a0 His haunting skills do not seem to faze the family and, especially, the three children.\u00a0 The twins in particular are funny balls of mischievous energy.\u00a0 Daughter Virginia has a more thoughtful role to play and becomes the heart and soul of the story.<\/p>\n<p>This version is an adaption by Bernadette Armstrong with John and David Hunter.\u00a0 The performance is about 45 minutes long and covers the bases well. Thunder, lightning and rain open the recording and set the mood.\u00a0 A bloodstain recurs “redder and bloodier than ever.”\u00a0 Mysterious and persistent noises continue.\u00a0 Ominously “two skeleton hands” were “placed on her shoulder as she was dressing for dinner.”<\/p>\n<p>The territory is definitely comedy but Mr. Wilde expands the scope to include the concepts of love and the meaning of life.\u00a0 The casts wrings out the humor reasonably well.\u00a0 Using both British and American actors provides a jarring authenticity to the two different perspectives.\u00a0 While I was listening, I found some of the Americans speech too contemporary which took me out of the story.\u00a0 Thinking afterward, the stylistic variations can be perceived as a exaggerated take on a comedy of manners brought into the present.<\/p>\n<p>The Canterville Ghost is an easy diversion with good pacing to the storytelling.\u00a0 Virginia, the heroine at the center of the tale, is praised for her “marvelous courage and pluck.”\u00a0 Now there’s an expression which perfectly describes this character’s bearing.\u00a0 Nothing is insurmountable if you have the guts and guile to face a situation and do the honorable thing.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Canterville Ghost is now available on the company’s website.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorplayhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.opendoorplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A classic short story by Oscar Wilde is the first presentation of a new series titled Across the Pond Theatre.\u00a0 This audio production joins the Open Door Playhouse Theatre (Pasadena, California) and Our Kid and Me Productions (Oxfordshire, UK).\u00a0 The Canterville Ghost is a seemingly perfect choice given its American and British characters. 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