NY Fringe Festival Review: Series 6.2: Paint on Canvas

Series 6.2: Paint on Canvas
Presented by: HumanWell Productions
Writer: Becca Hackett and Katherine Randle
Director: Ilana Becker

Summary:
Did you ever meet one of those people who talks on and on about herself because she thinks her story is so unique and interesting?

Well, multiply that by two, while Becca Hackett and Katherine Randle brush, throw and roll paint on a canvas on the floor (and sometimes each other) while telling you about their relationships with guys, what they think about following rules, what horoscope sign they are, how they helped a friend who died from cancer, how they want to “dance to the heartbeat of the world and laugh, because there’s nothing worth crying about” or that they want to “human well” and you’ve got Series 6.2: Paint on Canvas.

“Here’s looking at ourselves,” the women announce at the end, “this is how we see the world ... ourselves.” Audience members were invited to view the finished work, containing a lot of lines, squiggles, depictions and shapes displayed on the stage

This show is like a piece of abstract art coming to life. I stood back, put finger to chin and said, “Hmmmn. I don’t get it.”

Highlights:
• Three mirrors suspended from the ceiling allow you to see the creation a little better.
Lowlights:
• Stated in summary

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Fringe Tassels Awarded: 1

VENUE #17: HERE Arts Center - Mainstage Theater
See it again Fri 28 @ 4:30 Fri 28 @ 7 Sat 29 @ 2:30

--Lauren Yarger