To Kill A Mockingbird...

A great book. A great play. I was impressed with the IRT's production of To Kill A Mockingbird. Beforehand, I was positive I would hate it, because I thought it would stray too far from the book. The child actors were only about nine, and I thought they did very nice jobs, with the exception of overacting at times. I thought most of the roles were cast perfectly, and blocking seemed very natural, unlike some of Macbeth. The set-up of the stage was new. I love how that theatre redoes the stage to where even the hardwood that you are used to changes. Everything blended so well. There were only a few things that I was a little disappointed with: The accents were not uniform, and costume was not varied enough for me. I couldn't understand Scout much of the time. And finally the rest of the audience did not seem to appreciate the play. We had better company at Macbeth where almost everyone else was younger than us. It was distracting to the play. Overall, I thought it was very well put together and worth the trip. I would definitely recommend it!