Freakshow

Last night a friend invited me to go see Theatre Vertigo's production of Freakshow at Theatre! Theater!
Having gone in not entirely sure what to expect, we were still a little perplexed after an hour and a half of starring at Torso Girl. The play's tale of breaking ties to this place of nightmare and security, the freak-show, brings the audience a glimpse of the sad day to day life of traveling freaks at the turn of the century in a time when economic burdens are growing heavier and side-show acts aren't selling as well as they used to. Among other characters, Theatre Vertigo gives the audience four delicious freaks; the girl with no arms or legs, the dog-faced woman, the pinhead, and aqua boy, the human salamander. The physicality and make-up of each character was alarmingly realistic and quite intriguing.
It was certainly one freaky evening, and I would recommend it to anyone with a taste for the bizarre. Freakshow is playing through May 16th, so if you can check it out you should!