One Night Only Play Essay

On Friday October 6th, 2017, I attended a play at the WP Theatre called “One Night Only”, created and performed by Monica Bill Barnes, Anna Bass, and Robert Saenz De Viteri. At first I didn't know what to expect of the play since there was very little written online about it except that it's a performance you need to see. As I approached the theatre I was still searching for clues about what the play could possibly be about and again nothing. Just as the show was beginning I asked the usher if I could get a program. She stated that they don't give the programs out for this show in particular before the show and that I’ll get one as I'm exiting the theatre. My first thought was they're quite secretive about this play but I’ll just sit back and

He started off asking us if any of us has ever played sports and played on a team, then he had us listen to a recording of people he interviewed moments before the show started filling the room with anticipation. Seconds later the lights dimmed leaving only one light pointed to the stage with a banner above the curtain reading “One Night Only”. When the curtain opened there were two actresses who were running on a treadmill wearing robes and the famous song “Eye of the Tiger” was playing in the background. I immediately assumed that by their wardrobe and the song the play would be about the women training for an upcoming boxing match. Soon after the act changed to the actresses preparing for another sport. At first I was a bit confused about what the sole purpose of the play was supposed to be about since the acts kept changing from sport to sport. I no longer thought they were preparing for a competition against another team, but instead I believed they were competing against each other. Then there was a moment when the act changed once again but along with the narration of the Radio Host I was able to understand that they were competing for fun and simply supporting one