Reflections on a play - Adbhut
I watched the play called Adbhut last Sunday. It was indeed Adbhut – phenomenal. Very few productions choose to break the fourth wall and involve and interact with the audience. Such attempts are risky and need a lot of conviction and effort of an actor. It requires acknowledging the presence of a diverse audience who can make or break the flow and content of the play. After acknowledging their presence, the actor needs to identify the actors from within the audience that suits the need of the play. While the actor knows the specifications of screening, the audience need not know that how and why are they chosen for their contribution. This screening requires a lot of subtlety as different characters need different characteristics as the spontaneity of the audience and improvisation of an actor needs to match for a good performance. Once identified and informed, the actor needs to weave the entry and exit of such audience actors perfectly well to keep ...