A Sneak-Peek at PUFFS in Full Rehearsal

A SNEAK-PEEK AT "PUFFS" IN FULL REHEARSAL by Barbara Biddison

I sat there in the Warehouse Theatre watching this story unfold. It is fascinating and attention-holding.  It will appear for public audiences beginning August 8 and ending August 11 for a total of five shows in the Warehouse Theatre, so we need to plan to attend right away.   As far as I could tell there are probably twelve actors in the cast who take on the character of many, many more individuals. I quickly learned to plug in and just go along for the ride.  That works!!

I was not familiar with this play called PUFFS.  Turns out that was fine. The "beginner wizard' was told to "use the training wand"  and that seemed perfectly logical to me, so I did not spend any time
pondering what a training wand might be like.  I think you just have to enter this magical world, and that turns out to be the way. This is a fast-moving show, and it runs about 110 minutes with no
intermission.

I stayed in the theatre after the show to hear what director Cody Losinger had to say to the cast.  I was impressed! He was clear and specific and friendly as he offered corrections, embellishments or suggestions to individuals.  Cast members responded--almost always already knowing where a correction was in order, or an emphasis was needed.  That relationship was really nice, and I especially liked how actors felt free to respond when they knew that they had "goofed" and already knew what they had to do to fix it.  A "good feel" in that room for a good play.