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| Marcel Ferrin and Amira Temple in Ripped (photo: Brittany Carrillo) |
I was lucky enough to catch Loud Fridge Theater Company's inaugural production in Chula Vista this past weekend.
The play, Ripped by Rachel Bublitz, is a 90 minute three-hander tracing the memories of a Berkley freshman over the course of her first Fall and Winter on campus. The play starts around Thanksgiving, with her waking up after a night of drinking to discover that something bad may have happened to her during the night.
The play itself is structured to mirror her process of piecing together the events of the last few months.
During the play, we see several moments of intimacy with varying degrees of intensity. The portrayal of these moments is key to the play's success.
I was fortunate enough to stick around for the talkback after the show in which the production's Intimacy Coordinator, Kandace Krystal, was interviewed by the company's co-founder and co-director of Ripped, Kate Rose Reynolds.
What was refreshing to hear from this young company was that the idea of approaching this material without a professional intimacy coordinator was "never an option."
This elicited a question from an audience member who asked about the cost of adding such an expense to the very tight budget with which most fledgling or small to medium companies are working.
I loved the response from Loud Fridge: "We are starting with nothing as a very small, new company, and we figured it out and made it work."
Anyway, I think this is the last weekend for the show, so you if want to find out more, or get tickets, click here!
Interested to hear more about the production, here is a nice write-up about the production and Loud Fridge at KPBG.
