Fringe More Like Fall Asleep (Shawn, this is not a joke)

My fringe play was The Lady in the Van. Oh boy. It was something. I think this was probably the worst play I have seen on this trip. I am not usually one to hate on any form of theatre, but I genuinely could not stay awake for this show, and I drank a RedBull before I walked in. The reviews on this theatre were high, and I guess I expected a lot more than what was presented. The set was pretty basic. On one side was a wooden van, and on the other were a fake library wall and a desk. The main character, Miss Shepard, lived in a van for the whole show. That is about the only plot point I got from the play. I was super excited to see this adaptation because Courtney said it was one of her favorite movies. I really hope that the movie was better than this version. Every single scene was separated by a ten to fifteen second interval of some weird saxaphone music. The characters would walk in, hit a very exaggerated pose, hold it for maybe ten seconds, then start the scene. I just want to know what the direction process was behind this because I just do not understand. The wardrobe was pretty regular. I mean, she was meant to look homeless, and that is not so hard to do. The lighting was my least favorite part of the show by far. It faded in and out for every single scene, and it would fade from an orangy yellow bright light down to a weird black light. The lighting did not accentuate the story whatsoever, and it honestly was really disappointing because lighting is one of my favorite things to look for in a show now that I know what to look for!